This should be the last post this side of the Pacific.
I have an apartment (Company apartment initially, it is small and tiny, but cute. Super cute).
I will be near Nogata Station in Nakano-ku
I think i will have a lot of high gloss red furniture to spice things up.
I had to rebook my flight since the visa took so long.
It is sitting in customs right now, and I hope that I dont have to rebook it AGAIN since that would be awful.
I am supposed to leave Monday August 5th.
Let us hope it happens.
Then I can start the new life/new job, being an expat thing.
Which just sounds odd terminology wise, since I am not in exile, but I am voluntarily absent.
We shall see.
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Updates and ramblings
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.
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.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Welcome to my adventures!
I am starting a blog so that everyone who wants to know about my soon to be new and exciting life in Tokyo can read all about it. This where I will go into detail about all of the things that are going on with me, and what the images that I post to facebook are, and really anything relevant to my travels.
I will be going over late July, first week of August, for a first or second week of August start date. I am still waiting for that to solidify on their end as far as when they actually need me, but welcome!
よろしくおねがいします！
I will be going over late July, first week of August, for a first or second week of August start date. I am still waiting for that to solidify on their end as far as when they actually need me, but welcome!
よろしくおねがいします！
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