hey all,
Back in America. I'm just realizing that not all Americans are loud, but just Americans that everyone remembers seeing abroad, such as Brian, who drew more than his fair share of stares because he doesn't know how to modulate his speaking voice.
The flight was really...unique. We signed in under a special system, and didn't even have tickets until about 2 minutes before we got on the plane, and sat down in our business class seats. The service was quite good, if a little brusque, and the food was excellent.
More later, as I have not slept more than 10 minutes since waking up...36? 48? hours ago? Not sure at this point, but I seem to have hit a second, or third wind.
Cheers,
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Bon Voyage
hey all,
In less than 24 hours now, Bri, Michi, and I will be on a flight to the US. Out trip to Kyoto went pretty well, and so have our smaller trips to more local locales.
That's it for now. Hope to see some of you stateside.
Cheers,
In less than 24 hours now, Bri, Michi, and I will be on a flight to the US. Out trip to Kyoto went pretty well, and so have our smaller trips to more local locales.
That's it for now. Hope to see some of you stateside.
Cheers,
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Soon, Kyoto
hey all,
Finally finished my work year of 2010. Been able to hang out with Brian a little after work each day, and of course we're heading off to Kyoto soon.
More in a few days.
Cheers,
Finally finished my work year of 2010. Been able to hang out with Brian a little after work each day, and of course we're heading off to Kyoto soon.
More in a few days.
Cheers,
Monday, December 20, 2010
Meet-Up
hey all,
So the meet up went really well. That's about all I have right now as I have to get ready for class tomorrow.
Cheers,
So the meet up went really well. That's about all I have right now as I have to get ready for class tomorrow.
Cheers,
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Oh Me, Oh My
hey all,
As I said, things are picking up. In less than 24 hours, Bri comes to Japan, and he'll have to mostly fend for himself for 3 days before I get off of work. I plan on meeting him and doing dinner, but getting from the airport to the hotel is on him, and then while I'm at work of course he's on his own.
And then we run around like orcs with our heads cut off for a few days before coming to the US. The US will be even busier because the time is shorter, but somehow we'll manage.
There is still some shopping to do, both that Michi has been assigned and that I've been assigned, and there are train tickets to reserve for Kyoto, I just sent my climbing shoes in to be resoled (at a really amazing climbing shop, BTW), just paid my health insurance, will be paying my rent soon, etc. Luckily, by the time my next residence tax payment is due I'll have been paid again.
I'm going to call it a night and try to sleep. I really hope everything goes smoothly, but we'll see. Already, one element of our plan has gone awry: I wasn't able to book tickets at Studio Ghibli. It is a museum, but you need to order tickets in advance, and you can only enter the place at four specific hours each day, and every time slot was booked.
Hopefully I can survive this.
Cheers,
As I said, things are picking up. In less than 24 hours, Bri comes to Japan, and he'll have to mostly fend for himself for 3 days before I get off of work. I plan on meeting him and doing dinner, but getting from the airport to the hotel is on him, and then while I'm at work of course he's on his own.
And then we run around like orcs with our heads cut off for a few days before coming to the US. The US will be even busier because the time is shorter, but somehow we'll manage.
There is still some shopping to do, both that Michi has been assigned and that I've been assigned, and there are train tickets to reserve for Kyoto, I just sent my climbing shoes in to be resoled (at a really amazing climbing shop, BTW), just paid my health insurance, will be paying my rent soon, etc. Luckily, by the time my next residence tax payment is due I'll have been paid again.
I'm going to call it a night and try to sleep. I really hope everything goes smoothly, but we'll see. Already, one element of our plan has gone awry: I wasn't able to book tickets at Studio Ghibli. It is a museum, but you need to order tickets in advance, and you can only enter the place at four specific hours each day, and every time slot was booked.
Hopefully I can survive this.
Cheers,
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Yay!
hey all,
I was able to make it to the Immigration Bureau in Yokohama today. Boy is that place inconvenient! Every train and bus I had to take to get there, I had to wait about ten minutes for. It is supposed to only take about 30 minutes to get there, but it ended up taking an hour or so. It got to the point where I was worried I wouldn't be able to make it in time, but I got there with about 10 minutes to spare. And everyone I'd talked to about it was right. The place was mostly empty, and I only had to wait about 10 minutes in order to get my re-entry permit.
It was so quick in fact, that I was only about 5 minutes late for my PM class. I took over for the other teacher, and taught the rest of it.
My mood is much better. I've got a pretty good presentation, only a few rough spots, but I'm just going to leave it as is. I also signed a new contract for my company; I've been operating under a hand-written agreement until now, as both I and my boss sort of forgot about it and hadn't had time to straighten it out.
That's all for now.
Cheers,
I was able to make it to the Immigration Bureau in Yokohama today. Boy is that place inconvenient! Every train and bus I had to take to get there, I had to wait about ten minutes for. It is supposed to only take about 30 minutes to get there, but it ended up taking an hour or so. It got to the point where I was worried I wouldn't be able to make it in time, but I got there with about 10 minutes to spare. And everyone I'd talked to about it was right. The place was mostly empty, and I only had to wait about 10 minutes in order to get my re-entry permit.
It was so quick in fact, that I was only about 5 minutes late for my PM class. I took over for the other teacher, and taught the rest of it.
My mood is much better. I've got a pretty good presentation, only a few rough spots, but I'm just going to leave it as is. I also signed a new contract for my company; I've been operating under a hand-written agreement until now, as both I and my boss sort of forgot about it and hadn't had time to straighten it out.
That's all for now.
Cheers,
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Sanity
hey all,
So for the sake of my own sanity, I'm pulling the plug on the presentation. I wanted to incorporate all the pictures of my travels up until I actually returned to the US, but that will not be psychologically healthy at this point.
It has been eating up a large amount of my free time, and I need some down time to just relax. Especially after taking the JLPT, I've been hitting the Japanese like I should have been hitting it everyday before I took the test. And of course everything is gearing up for the holiday instead of gearing down, like it should.
I'm calling it finished as is, and from here on I'll get some free time before Bri arrives and all craziness breaks loose.
Cheers,
So for the sake of my own sanity, I'm pulling the plug on the presentation. I wanted to incorporate all the pictures of my travels up until I actually returned to the US, but that will not be psychologically healthy at this point.
It has been eating up a large amount of my free time, and I need some down time to just relax. Especially after taking the JLPT, I've been hitting the Japanese like I should have been hitting it everyday before I took the test. And of course everything is gearing up for the holiday instead of gearing down, like it should.
I'm calling it finished as is, and from here on I'll get some free time before Bri arrives and all craziness breaks loose.
Cheers,
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