The Rose

Well, at the close of tonight I only have 4 more days left before I head for Japan. My flight for San Fran is at 6am (Central Time) and the flight for Japan is at 11:30am (Pacific Time). I'll arrive in Japan around 4pm Sat (2am Central time). I do a week of training in Okayama and then head out to Kusatsu to do a final week of observation with the teacher I replace before taking over as a Native English Teacher (NET). Assuming all goes well, I'll be living it up in a beautiful part of Japan with ...

Well, in about 40 hours, I will be walking across stage and picking up a little piece of paper. A very important piece of paper that says I have graduated! 4.5 years, and 60k later, I am finally leaving college with my BA in Linguistics and International Studies (Japanese).

Having already been offered a job as an English teacher in Japan, all I must do is submit proof of my graduation to my company and they will start finding me my placement in Japan! So, I hope to be in Japan around ...

I got the job I was wanting in Japan!!! Now all I have to do is graduate in December and I should be leaving for Japan soon after that. It is a job as an English teacher namely for younger kids. Good place, great pay, and in the country that I love so!

Thanks for any well wishes from anyone.

La Rose
Dillon

Howdy howdy, everyone.

Well, I'm one set closer to getting an amazing job in Japan as an English teacher (primarily for younger learners). This job allows me to live and work in a country that I love, do a job that I look forward to, and pays quite a bit so I can actually become debt free before I turn 30 (assuming I live simply for 4 years). And, what's better is that there is a chance that I can get a placement near Kyoto Province (near where I studied and where most of the people ...

Well, exactly a year ago (minus 14 hours due to time difference), I was boarding a night bus from Tokyo to Hikone. It is hard to believe that it was that long ago - all at the same time, it seems like forever ago when I returned.

I can still remember that I had just had a wonderful dinner at a Indian place near Shinjuku station with my Ex. We had just had a fight (kind of) and I was leaving for Hikone in a far less than good mood. I would get there the next morning and spend several ...