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Tribute to Kaare.
June 28th, 2007 (early morning/late night)
As the subject suggests, this blog is probably a result of Kaare's latest blog, which I read last night before my (not so) regular pattern of sleep.
What followed was probably the best dream of my or anyone's life, upon explanation you will agree.
I slept for a total of 3 hours last night between the bar, ( Read more... ) -
Letter from my P.S.
June 24th, 2007
This is what was faxed to me as I got to my first class to teach on Friday from my Performance Supervisor for Kagoshima.
His name is Ben.
"Hi Jesse, this is Benjamin, the Kagoshima PS, sending you some info about your Area. I hope teaching's going well with you and you're getting along well with your training group. So you'll be ( Read more... ) -
A small town in a big city.
June 23rd (for a few more minutes), 2007
In figuring out how to try to write this entry, the problem that stands out the most is how I can possibly keep it under 5,000 words.
And while there's a good chance that my word count won't go over 5,000, it seems a safe goal, because there really aren't enough words to express everything I told myself I ( Read more... ) -
A Day Late.
June 22nd, 2007
My first teaching/training day starts in 4 hours.
Last night was a night that deserves an essay.
Although four hours seems like a long way away, I have to take a train to my school and get there as early as possible to set everything up.
But last night, wow.
I'm working on several writing pieces right now.
I've been incredibly busy ( Read more... ) -
In Osaka.
June 19th, 2007
I wanted to write something tonight, while I sat and stared at the screen at the internet cafe,
so I got a beer and drank it in about 10 seconds, give or take.
I don't really know why alchohol & writing get along so well, I guess they just met one night and had a lot in common,
like coffee and cigarettes,
or rain and comfort,
and the ( Read more... ) -
Going to dinner...
June 18th, 2007
I don't have time to write a proper entry this evening.
I forgot the CDs of pictures that I planned to upload at my apartment room, I'll do it soon, I promise.
Today was the first official day of the job.
Training = Tons o' Fun!
Seriously though, one of my Area Managers is a huge nerd.
We get along very well.
I have to meet some people for ( Read more... ) -
A Long Walk Brought Me Here
June 17th, 2007
It's a hard day to know what to write about.
A lot of mix-matching thoughts, new ideas, new contemplations.
I finished "The Great Gatsby" last night, and I highly recommend it.
"Let us show our frienship to the man when he is alive and not after he is dead."
Next will be "Cancer & Vitamin C", by Linus Pauling & Ewan Cameron.
I decided to ( Read more... ) -
Livejournal can be confusing...
June 15th, 2007
Today, after my final interview (in which I officially secured my job as a teacher) I took a stroll down a couple of sidestreets.
The flowers here are beautiful, & on one particular plant that I stopped at to admire I noticed that the ladybugs on this side of the pacific must be male.
They are all black with two equal-sized red dots on ( Read more... ) -
First Entry.
June 13th, 2007
I have now technically begun to date my entries, it seems appropriate.
It's also about time.
I'm not sure who I'm writing to.
You, I suppose, if you're reading this, but I guess it'll end up being to my own memories.
I hope so.
This is my first day in Japan.
It was a long flight, first from Vancouver to San Fransisco, & from there to ( Read more... )