So, to start it off, an Enkai is a drinking party held by Japanese schools/companies to celebrate special occasion. In this case it was for the new teachers. Yoshi said he would go with me since he was invited. He knows every freaking body and it turns out he went to the freaking school as a KID! I was a little worried because I thought he would be ( Read more... )

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I am so worried about it right now. I am supposed to leave the 24th. Now I am unsure what is going to happen. I emailed Yoshi and I hope I get clear answers. I do not need him to be an evasive Nihonjin right now. I still have my job it's just the travel plans are rocky. I feel terrible about what has happened over there. It's a three-ring disaster ( Read more... )

Things are proceeding now after weeks of quiet. I should be getting my certification of eligibility soon. The immigration office doesn't do things in a timely manner, it seems. Japan is either fast-paced or really slow. It's kind of crazy to think about that I will be THERE in a few weeks. I will be in a classroom, trying to teach mostly ( Read more... )

That is pretty much what I am doing nowadays. I clean up, go shop around, and do whatever things I need to when I get an e-mail from Japan. I am reading alot more. I need to practice my Japanese more. I think I am still battle scarred from my days with Mori. Anytime I spoke in there, and it was wrong, I was scolded to the point of embarrassment. I ( Read more... )

After many, many years it finally snowed on Christmas day in Georgia. It is really pretty outside. It was a nice, non-material gift to the world. Christmas overall was pretty good. Driving yesterday was pretty scary. On the way home today I got salt-gravel gunk all over my windshield. >_< I got pretty grumpy. I got some things to take with me to ( Read more... )

My years at UGA came to an end. I have my BA now! YAY! Now a bigger challenge awaits me in trying to get to Japan. After today's e-mail I am a bit freaked out.

Ta-da!


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I turned 25 last Saturday. It is an age with some weight to it. You are are halfway done with your twenties. >_> I still feel a little weird about it. I also had word back about teaching in Japan. I got the job. I was shocked and happy. I will be on the island of Kyushu in the town of Kagoshima. I have some idea of what to expect but I will be ( Read more... )

My music is rather full of discord. I feel stuck, but at the same time I feel rushed. I wish I had more time to prepare. A less congested mind to study with. I wish I could get my head cleaned of all its rubbish. I want to get out and do something. I really want to go hiking. It's the best time of year. The leaves are starting to change. My ( Read more... )