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Hello LJ.... oh how I've neglected you....
It's amazing what being bored to tears in class will do. It's a shame my prof is so boring, 'cause I'm actually pretty interested in Buddhism. But alas, I want to run away screaming... or perhaps watch paint dry. How unfortunate.
Thankfully there has been a lovely abundance of scanning done by Tabs. Though, it really didn't take that long to go through them all.... hence the posting.... haha Ah well, I've actually been wanting to try and get back into the internet world lately. Like forums and LJ and yadda yadda..... msn may be next, but... I tend to be on my comp most at like 3am when I can't sleep... so msn may be pretty pointless. :P Unless I go on during class... hmm... I wonder if anyone's online now... though I don't have much time left in this class... hmmm...
Anyway, when was the last time I updated? Probably a while ago, eh? So yeah.. uhh.. Happy New Year everyone? How was your first month of 2008?
I entered my final semester of my degree (as long as I pass everything). It was pretty difficult passing all my classes last term, but this term is looking a little easier. I've only got 4 classes, and I only have classes 2 days a week. It's pretty sweet.... though they're pretty long days, so it's hard to get through when I don't really sleep... which is all the time. I think I'm going to have to get a job... mostly just to make sure I'm so exhausted I can sleep properly. Oh yeah, and that money thing. It'd be nice to pay all my bills at the same time. haha
I've been trying to plan a summer trip to Japan and/or moving to Japan around October. I'm really hoping I can do both. I mostly want to go in the summer to see if I actually will LIKE living there. And to see w-inds. of course. I'm also thinking about going to an "intensive japanese summer program" or something similar. They're generally only about a month long, and aren't that expensive... Well, I don't think so at least, but when I told my mom that, she was like "school? I think you should just go there to TEACH." aka-- earn money, we don't have money to spend. But, if I can make enough for myself, I'll just do it. She doesn't seem to get that learning Japanese in Japan might be advantageous... especially for say the whole conversation aspect.... that's really hard to improve in Vancouver... hence my near-failing last term.
Anyway, for October I keep going back and forth between the "working holiday visa" and trying to get a visa-sponsoring job. I didn't apply for the JET program, so that's out (this year anyway), and I don't really know much about the other teacher companies.... except that they all seem to suck in one way or another. I've seen a bunch of other teacher jobs... a lot of them seem to need someone in the country already, though some of them will sponsor visas. Aah, it's so difficult to plan these things...
Oh well, I'll get there eventually. One way or another....
Though, I am kinda terrified about graduating... that might be why this planning and decision making is so difficult. I've been going to schoo for 19 years straight. No breaks, no studying overseas, only like 3 vacations (which weren't very relaxing or anything)..... and then suddenly.... no more school. It's so weird.... I even thought about doing a Masters in Asian Studies or something .... which no, I will not do, but... the thought did cross my mind. It's crazy. I'm going to have to work full time and not study or anything. It'll be so weird. I'm sure I'll get used to it... and will probably even enjoy it... but... at the moment, it's pretty scary. :/
And now there's a discussion, so I should probably pay attention to my class... or possibly go to the bathroom... who knows. :P
It's amazing what being bored to tears in class will do. It's a shame my prof is so boring, 'cause I'm actually pretty interested in Buddhism. But alas, I want to run away screaming... or perhaps watch paint dry. How unfortunate.
Thankfully there has been a lovely abundance of scanning done by Tabs. Though, it really didn't take that long to go through them all.... hence the posting.... haha Ah well, I've actually been wanting to try and get back into the internet world lately. Like forums and LJ and yadda yadda..... msn may be next, but... I tend to be on my comp most at like 3am when I can't sleep... so msn may be pretty pointless. :P Unless I go on during class... hmm... I wonder if anyone's online now... though I don't have much time left in this class... hmmm...
Anyway, when was the last time I updated? Probably a while ago, eh? So yeah.. uhh.. Happy New Year everyone? How was your first month of 2008?
I entered my final semester of my degree (as long as I pass everything). It was pretty difficult passing all my classes last term, but this term is looking a little easier. I've only got 4 classes, and I only have classes 2 days a week. It's pretty sweet.... though they're pretty long days, so it's hard to get through when I don't really sleep... which is all the time. I think I'm going to have to get a job... mostly just to make sure I'm so exhausted I can sleep properly. Oh yeah, and that money thing. It'd be nice to pay all my bills at the same time. haha
I've been trying to plan a summer trip to Japan and/or moving to Japan around October. I'm really hoping I can do both. I mostly want to go in the summer to see if I actually will LIKE living there. And to see w-inds. of course. I'm also thinking about going to an "intensive japanese summer program" or something similar. They're generally only about a month long, and aren't that expensive... Well, I don't think so at least, but when I told my mom that, she was like "school? I think you should just go there to TEACH." aka-- earn money, we don't have money to spend. But, if I can make enough for myself, I'll just do it. She doesn't seem to get that learning Japanese in Japan might be advantageous... especially for say the whole conversation aspect.... that's really hard to improve in Vancouver... hence my near-failing last term.
Anyway, for October I keep going back and forth between the "working holiday visa" and trying to get a visa-sponsoring job. I didn't apply for the JET program, so that's out (this year anyway), and I don't really know much about the other teacher companies.... except that they all seem to suck in one way or another. I've seen a bunch of other teacher jobs... a lot of them seem to need someone in the country already, though some of them will sponsor visas. Aah, it's so difficult to plan these things...
Oh well, I'll get there eventually. One way or another....
Though, I am kinda terrified about graduating... that might be why this planning and decision making is so difficult. I've been going to schoo for 19 years straight. No breaks, no studying overseas, only like 3 vacations (which weren't very relaxing or anything)..... and then suddenly.... no more school. It's so weird.... I even thought about doing a Masters in Asian Studies or something .... which no, I will not do, but... the thought did cross my mind. It's crazy. I'm going to have to work full time and not study or anything. It'll be so weird. I'm sure I'll get used to it... and will probably even enjoy it... but... at the moment, it's pretty scary. :/
And now there's a discussion, so I should probably pay attention to my class... or possibly go to the bathroom... who knows. :P