I`ve once again realized just how bad I am at this blogging thing. One reason is that I think about what I`m going to write, plan it word-by-word in my head…and then forget to write it! By the time I could sit down and do so, it`s not very timely anymore, so I tend not […]
Girl Scout Camp, Budgeting App, Student Loan Debt and International Fair in Aizu Read More »
So… to start, the middle of last week, I realized that the rescue doll I rescued needed new s-hooks because the ones she came with were rusting. I tried to order them online, but the website told me something about how my phone number and membership number (for Volks) didn’t match. That being the case,
My weekend (mostly anime and doll pictures) Read More »
So in Japan, the school year ends in March. Between the end of school and the beginning of the new school year, kids have about two weeks off. That`s kids only though, not teachers. Since school ended, I`ve gone to Girl Scouts, hung out with other ALTs, went out with a friend, and went to
This was actually two weekends ago, but I forgot to post pictures. On the 10th, I went to a friend`s apartment for the night, made her watch the original In-Laws, which she ended up loving, and early the next morning we headed out to go snowboarding! Here`s the mountain, and my friend setting up the
Sunday I had Girl Scouts for the first time since before winter break. The troop in the town closest to me only meets once a month, so I`d missed both December and January. We made two things, a hinamatsuri ornament, and a fish. Well, the leader made the fish because I couldn`t figure out what
Cake and other things Read More »
So Saturday I was guilted into going to another manual labor volunteer day. It`s not the volunteer work I`m against, or the people I`d be working with. It`s the manual labor itself. But between feeling like I should go (I`ve only been once in the year I`ve been here), other ALTs telling me I should
Volunteer Day and Girlscouts Read More »
So, last weekend (or rather two weekends ago; this was the weekend of June 17/18) : On Friday night, there was an Enkai (work drinking party). It was all these neat traditional Japanese foods, and I should have taken a picture while we were waiting for the principal to arrive, and I forgot to. What
