Well I am back.
Today is Tuesday and I start teaching in about an hour.
But here is the real news - I got a GEO card. This has opened the door to a wonderland of movies and music that I can rent for a week at a time. It is the Japanese Blockbuster. Goodbye empty hole in my life. I can now fill it with all of the entertainment and mind numbing programming I want. That is good news. I rented 4 movies, but I can't tell you what they were because it's too embarrassing. But I enjoyed 2 of the 4.
Oh, but let me tell you about the experience of getting the card. I had to fill out a form that had directions in English and Japanese. But there were parts that had Japanese characters and no English explanation, so I had to just guess. And I think I may have done something, not necessarily wrong, but dumb. Because as I was waiting for the girl behind the counter to photocopy my passport and the form, she showed it to a coworker and they both started laughing. I was a bit put off, but oh well. At least I now have a membership. And I can rent to my heart's desire. Because it's only 94 yen per movie, which is like 78 cents. Nice.
Well, I better go.
Monday, September 25, 2006
Saturday, September 23, 2006
this is my first blog.
Well.
I am going to blog now. I am intimidated at the thought of people reading this, but hopefully I will get lost amongst the millions of other blogs on the internet. But I thought this would be a fun way to document my time in Japan. Which is where I am.
I live on the island of Shikoku in Japan. I am teaching English at a school here and that is mostly what I do. I have had a bit of time off already and I have been able to see a couple of really neat things. I work with some very neat people, and I have fun hanging out with them. I don't have a roommate right now, and I am one of (I think) 3 Americans in my city, so I am a bit isolated. But some of the other teachers who live close by have invited me to do things with them, which is great. So, for the most part I am enjoying myself.
I think that that will be all for this post. But I will be back to supplement. But it is late and I am tired. So, bye.
I am going to blog now. I am intimidated at the thought of people reading this, but hopefully I will get lost amongst the millions of other blogs on the internet. But I thought this would be a fun way to document my time in Japan. Which is where I am.
I live on the island of Shikoku in Japan. I am teaching English at a school here and that is mostly what I do. I have had a bit of time off already and I have been able to see a couple of really neat things. I work with some very neat people, and I have fun hanging out with them. I don't have a roommate right now, and I am one of (I think) 3 Americans in my city, so I am a bit isolated. But some of the other teachers who live close by have invited me to do things with them, which is great. So, for the most part I am enjoying myself.
I think that that will be all for this post. But I will be back to supplement. But it is late and I am tired. So, bye.
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