So last Sunday, a bunch of the English speakers in the area (mostly ALTs) got together for a barbecue. The park that was picked was an hour south…and to get there, you had to drive through the exclusion zone. You`re allowed to drive through the exclusion zone at this point, but there are signs at […]
It`s occurred to me recently that the whole reason that I started this blog was to find ways to keep magic in everyday life. And then when the other blog became intertwined with this one due to lack of photo space, I think I lost sight of that a little. And it`s not that I
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So first let me talk about the no spend month. I`ve tried them before, but never succeeded, as I tended to give up halfway through for one reason or another. But because I got Arete and the rescue doll, (and clothes for Arete), there was an enkai for work, and a couple of times going
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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,
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This year, golden week was a little split. The first holiday was a monday, but then the next two days, tuesday and wednesday, were working days! so I headed down to Tokyo on Thursday. I finally figured out the trick to make the bus ride shorter…get off at the first stop. XD Once in Tokyo,
I`ve written about my major college debt before…it`s been on my mind more recently because I`ve been thinking that I want a master`s in education…or at least another bachelor`s that`s in education rather than spanish. The problem is, with the debt I have, I can`t see any realistic way of going back to school currently.
Debt Update April 2018 Read More »
At least, that`s what it felt like! (Also, side note. I`ve never been quite sure what the policy should be on sharing people`s names, so I think I`ve been doing a weird mix of not saying their name at all or making one up. I think it may be easiest that anyone I have on
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
So, I know I still have an entire year left on the JET program (contract is up July 2019) but since that time will likely go fast, I`m already thinking about what comes next. So far, I`m still in the list stage, and nothing is 100% decided. By about summer, I think I want to
