Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sakura
I am interested in the following Sakura House locations. Only looking for apartments priced 82,000 and below. http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/monzen_ab.php – located near a good friend’s place http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/asakadai.php – lovely large apartments with lofts http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/hibarigaoka_b.php – nice apartments with lofts http://www.sakura-house.com/english/premise/tsuruse.php – huge with lofts and gardens
Money
With all expenses charted, it looks like I’ll be about $300 in the black every month. That’s acceptable!
Weekly Quicklinks for August 27, 2011
Onna becomes an expat – Japan Cat Network Experience of taking an adopted cat from Japan to the USA.
Phone
Tonight’s research: Phone options! You can’t get a contract unless you’re living there two years or more, which I’m not. Prepaid options for data service are slim, and I consider data service essential. So I’m looking at two things: 1. http://www.hotspot.ne.jp/en/index.html provides access to a bajillion wifi hotspots around Japan, but not just anywhere. You … Continue reading
Application
Got a copy of the application submitted by the guy who had the JASS job in 2007-08. He thinks I’m an excellent candidate. Another good friend of mine from Gallaudet thinks I’m an excellent candidate. I hope they’re right. I really want this job.
Hyperdia
I used this site so much in Japan, and they didn’t even have an English version at the time! Now there’s not only an English website, but an Android app! I have it on my phone already, just for fun. Hyperdia | Timetable and Route Search in Japan.
Spreadsheet
So I’m working on a spreadsheet to determine how much my expenses will be while I’m in Japan. I’m trying to figure out how much food will cost, so I asked on the http://www.gaijinpot.com/ forums. They have been somewhat helpful, though I’m still a little vague on it. I’m also looking into mothballing my car … Continue reading
Intro
New topical circle: Japan. This will probably mostly be about my possible job in Japan, but there may occasionally be other topics posted as well. I realize not everybody likes to hear me talk about Japan, so nobody will be added to this circle without requesting it. I’ll post to an empty circle if I … Continue reading
Weekly Quicklinks for August 20, 2011
Go Vegan with Ellen I had no idea Ellen DeGeneres is vegan!
Split Cities
While looking up some information on a town in Antwerp province, I was surprised to notice a little bit of Belgium situated actually inside the Netherlands. It turns out it’s even more complicated than that: Baarle-Hertog is a city that is Belgian in some places and Dutch in others. There are some excellent maps here … Continue reading