fkin monies
so, i`ve been doing more thinking lately about what to do after this job... it feels like just the other day that when people asked me how long i`d been here i started saying "a year and a half" instead of "a year", but now whenever people ask and then find out when i got here (they often ask that too for some reason) they say "oh, almost two years!" and hearing that is kinda like a reality check to me. i`ve almost be here for two years! wtf, just the other day it was barely one and a half, i swear.
anyway, yeah... the fact that i`m approaching the 2 year mark comes along with the fact that i gotta start figuring out what i want to do soon. by the time i`m at the 2 1/2 year mark i`ll have had to already decide whether i`m renewing my contract for a 4th year or not. if the 2 year mark is already nearing, that means that recontacting time is as well and i can`t wait till the last minute to decide about that. -_-
i`ve been implementing a saving money plan lately to ensure that i have some financing for whatever i do decide to do after this job with my 3rd year being my last year in mind. the goal is to have around 1,700,000yen (approx. 17,000usd) in savings by the end of my 3rd year (aug. 2010) by setting aside as much as i could possibly manage each month, which so far has been 100,000yen.
this week i`ve been looking at schools that i might be interested in attending after this job to see how much it`d cost to give myself an idea of how far 1,700,000yen (IF i can manage to save that much) would get me. the results have been rather depressing. ^^;;; 1,700,000yen seemed like a lot of money, but when it comes to schooling crap it really isnt that much...
for two MA programs in Translation/Interpretation that i`m looking at, the cost is between 26,000usd & 30,000usd for tuition alone. add on the cost of living that i`d need to make it through either of these MAs, books, health insurance, etc and... yeah...
also add on the fact that i would probably need to attend a Japanese language school before i could even get into such MA programs and the cost of doing that, plus living expenses etc... ;-;
*sigh*
i`m looking at this as if i wont have any financial aid because the fact of the matter is that i probably wouldnt no matter where i went.
1,700,000yen/17,000usd just ain`t going to cut it for the (dream?) education that i would like to have.
all of the above and more has resulted in the thought of possibly staying a 4th year crossing my mind seriously for the first time... and god is that a fearful thought.
anyway, yeah... the fact that i`m approaching the 2 year mark comes along with the fact that i gotta start figuring out what i want to do soon. by the time i`m at the 2 1/2 year mark i`ll have had to already decide whether i`m renewing my contract for a 4th year or not. if the 2 year mark is already nearing, that means that recontacting time is as well and i can`t wait till the last minute to decide about that. -_-
i`ve been implementing a saving money plan lately to ensure that i have some financing for whatever i do decide to do after this job with my 3rd year being my last year in mind. the goal is to have around 1,700,000yen (approx. 17,000usd) in savings by the end of my 3rd year (aug. 2010) by setting aside as much as i could possibly manage each month, which so far has been 100,000yen.
this week i`ve been looking at schools that i might be interested in attending after this job to see how much it`d cost to give myself an idea of how far 1,700,000yen (IF i can manage to save that much) would get me. the results have been rather depressing. ^^;;; 1,700,000yen seemed like a lot of money, but when it comes to schooling crap it really isnt that much...
for two MA programs in Translation/Interpretation that i`m looking at, the cost is between 26,000usd & 30,000usd for tuition alone. add on the cost of living that i`d need to make it through either of these MAs, books, health insurance, etc and... yeah...
also add on the fact that i would probably need to attend a Japanese language school before i could even get into such MA programs and the cost of doing that, plus living expenses etc... ;-;
*sigh*
i`m looking at this as if i wont have any financial aid because the fact of the matter is that i probably wouldnt no matter where i went.
1,700,000yen/17,000usd just ain`t going to cut it for the (dream?) education that i would like to have.
all of the above and more has resulted in the thought of possibly staying a 4th year crossing my mind seriously for the first time... and god is that a fearful thought.