Monthly Archives: September 2011

This would be fun to do! http://www.symphony-cruise.co.jp/english/index.html

Trying to decide when to contact JASS again. I contacted them in March 2011 and they said the process happens in October. I emailed on September 3rd and they replied promptly, saying “I think we will contact you soon.” Next week is October. Is it too pushy to contact them next week? What are the … Continue reading »

You know how, when you really have to pee, the urge gets worse as you get nearer to the bathroom, until you’re doing a little dance in front of the toilet while you undo your pants? That’s how I’m feeling about the application process for this job. I’ve been waiting for almost all of 2011 … Continue reading »

If I get the job, I will have to work in VRS and take ad hoc jobs from December until I leave, because I won’t be there a full semester, and can’t interpret classes. I’m totally okay with that.

I think I will increase my podcast use in Japan. It would be nice to have a touch of home courtesy of Kojo Nnamdi or Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. Ha, I said will increase, as if I’m definitely going…not yet.

Just noticed something I haven’t seen on Sakura House profiles before…Kameari 2 apartment #403 says “You can see Mt. Fuji from this room!” And it’s only 77,000 a month! No furo though…shower only. I do love the furo, it’s very different from our American baths, which are not really for soaking. It’s a little hard … Continue reading »

I figured out one of the top reasons I am so anxious for the application process to start and be done already. It’s because I am tired of having a chokehold on my budget. I am trying to save money, and I feel guilty when I buy anything non-essential. I do still buy things to … Continue reading »

Yes, I do want to go to Japan, land of using glue to simulate Caucasian-style eyelids. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SMPB3X5Osc]

Every time the @sakura_staff Twitter mentions a new arrival, I fantasize about the day it will be me. Seriously. Every single time.