1. My Japanese is still atrocious. And will be for a while. I have always been one who works best under pressure and actually using things, and while my workbooks, and the Pimsleur approach audio files are useful, since I am not applying it on a regular basis, I fall into the trap of Oh, I know that except really, I don't. So I need to find motivation or focus or something.
2. My visa, because it is me, is taking longer than expected. No surprise there. They are still looking for a start date as the 1st or 2nd week of August. Which is exciting. But it'll be cutting it close than I would live for the visa. But even if they send me the pre approval in mid July, it should only take 3 days at the consulate since I am going in person it might not even take that long.
3. This entire business professional with make up and no crazy nail colors might kill me. Not really. But it'll take some getting used to. Also trying to decide if it is worth it to fight the humidity and try and do with straight professional hair, or just accept the fact that I have a mop of messy curls and the humidity will just make that all the more evident.
4. I want to be IN Japan already. With my tiny apartment. And not here. Trying to figure out where I think I want to live, and what would be good. I think a 1LDK would be best, ideally I would want 2 "rooms" but that might be asking a lot. But a room with tatami for the futon and eventually kotatsu, and then a room where I can have a desk/bookshelves/TV would be great. Since I am tall, and not the most slender, I hope that I tup will actually accommodate me, since I adore the idea of a soaking tub. But yeah. I want to close this chapter of my life, and move on, and have spent FAR too much time looking at apartments and things online. Ideally I want something like this but that might be asking a bit much. But that is my hope. We shall see.
