Today is Sunday for me. I think it will probably say it is early Sunday morning on my post, but it is actually Sunday evening.
Well, things are a little weird and sad for me right now. I just feel a little down. I don't really know how to explain it and I would rather not think about it, so I'll move on to something else.
I was invited by Justin and Sarah to go look at some delightful fall colors with a member from the branch. I am excited. I like doing things like this. I am very good at staring out of car windows. Being a passenger in a car is one of my most favorite things. Without the responsibility of navigating and keeping the car on the correct side of the road and keeping everyone in the car safe, my mind is free to meander. I can be quiet for hours in a car, just thinking and staring. It always feels very nice. So tomorrow should be good. I am getting more comfortable with Justin and Sarah which means that I feel more comfortable to just be quiet with them. I hope it doesn't weird them out or anything; I don't think it does. Anyway, I am glad to be included in this adventure and glad to have met such neat people.
I am going to South Korea on Sunday. I will be there until Tuesday. I have mixed feelings about it. It will be neat to see a big city, I've been in the countryside for a while and I miss the movement of a bigger city. But I'm kind of nervous to be going alone. And I'm nervous about coming back to Japan. But I don't really want to talk about the details of that either. I just can't wait for it to be over and I just hope that everything goes smoothly and that I can somewhat enjoy myself for a little while. I'm going to look into some Korea things so that I can make the most of the situation.
I've been crying a lot. Some frustration tears, but a lot of deep pit of the stomach sadness. Maybe this will leave soon and I will be left with only happy things and bright sunshine in my stomach instead.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
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.
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.
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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