* snow and other ranting.
I never update. Shame.
So, I've seen/driven in more than my share of snow. YUCK. I like looking at snow but I'm not a very good driver and Japanese drivers scare me and the roads are tiny little ice skating rinks so snow means scary times for me.
In the past 11 days, it snowed 9 of those days including (if you count today) the last 7 days. That's right 7 days in a row of snow. Maybe to some of you that's not a big deal but to me (considering I spent the vast majority of my life in a desert) it is. I love looking out my window at it but it makes me feel really lethargic and I end up making excuses not to leave my apartment. It's bad. Also just thinking about driving makes me go into a pseudo panic attack every time I think about it. Totally not worth it. So today I walked to work, only a 20 minute walk but still scary since there's no sidewalks and I had to walk down the iced over streets with cars sliding past. I was glad I wasn't driving though.
I forgot to bring an umbrella though! Ugh. It'll probably be blizzarding (not a word, I know) again when I go home. It is right now.
I keep thinking the snow will end but it doesn't seem that way. >.< I never thought I'd hate snow, but I do.
So, Fukui snow gods, please make the snow stop. kthnx.
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In other news, it's official as of a week and a half ago or so, I'm going home in August. This opens a new can of worms, finding a house and a job back home which will be be hard with Ian and I both in Japan until August, but oh well, things will work out.
I feel guilty cuz I'm at this point where I can't wait to go home. Like Japan is just a time filler until I can get home and back to my "real" life. I'm hoping this is related to the weather and my not traveling. Come March, when I'll be traveling and doing more things AND the temperature will start slowly rising, I think I'll be happier.
Speaking of March, only 24 days (if all goes as planned) until Ian comes to Japan! I can't wait. That same day is also the day my 3nensei (9th graders) graduate. Craziness.
Ugh, I hope this isn't too bad. My English is just plain horrible right now. I can't write anything without confusing myself. I think I'm going to leave Japan knowing less English and Japanese than when I came. Oh the craziness.
So, I've seen/driven in more than my share of snow. YUCK. I like looking at snow but I'm not a very good driver and Japanese drivers scare me and the roads are tiny little ice skating rinks so snow means scary times for me.
In the past 11 days, it snowed 9 of those days including (if you count today) the last 7 days. That's right 7 days in a row of snow. Maybe to some of you that's not a big deal but to me (considering I spent the vast majority of my life in a desert) it is. I love looking out my window at it but it makes me feel really lethargic and I end up making excuses not to leave my apartment. It's bad. Also just thinking about driving makes me go into a pseudo panic attack every time I think about it. Totally not worth it. So today I walked to work, only a 20 minute walk but still scary since there's no sidewalks and I had to walk down the iced over streets with cars sliding past. I was glad I wasn't driving though.
I forgot to bring an umbrella though! Ugh. It'll probably be blizzarding (not a word, I know) again when I go home. It is right now.
I keep thinking the snow will end but it doesn't seem that way. >.< I never thought I'd hate snow, but I do.
So, Fukui snow gods, please make the snow stop. kthnx.
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In other news, it's official as of a week and a half ago or so, I'm going home in August. This opens a new can of worms, finding a house and a job back home which will be be hard with Ian and I both in Japan until August, but oh well, things will work out.
I feel guilty cuz I'm at this point where I can't wait to go home. Like Japan is just a time filler until I can get home and back to my "real" life. I'm hoping this is related to the weather and my not traveling. Come March, when I'll be traveling and doing more things AND the temperature will start slowly rising, I think I'll be happier.
Speaking of March, only 24 days (if all goes as planned) until Ian comes to Japan! I can't wait. That same day is also the day my 3nensei (9th graders) graduate. Craziness.
Ugh, I hope this isn't too bad. My English is just plain horrible right now. I can't write anything without confusing myself. I think I'm going to leave Japan knowing less English and Japanese than when I came. Oh the craziness.