Photos from my road trip to Kyushu with my good friend M. We went to Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Saga, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Miyazaki, and Oita.
Trip to Kyushu May 3-9th
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© 2011 O. All rights reserved.
On Quakes, Tsunamis, and Nuclear Power.
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Dear friends and family, Thank you very much for your emails, facebook messages, and telephone calls expressing your concern and telling me to be safe. For those of you who I have not already talked to, I am safe and … Continue reading
Alive and Well
Yes, I am alive! This is a long awaited update which will hopefully have some pictures by the time you are reading this. So my lack of updates are only PARTLY due to my procrastination, the other reason is because … Continue reading
Tokyo Orientation
I am writing this as both an update and a means to pass the time as I sit on the bus that will take me to Fukui city for another 2 and a half days of orientation. How much time … Continue reading
Toronto P-DOT
Well I just got home from an exciting day number 2 of the Toronto Pre-Departure Orientation. The orientation has been graciously put on by JETAA Toronto whose members have been nothing short of spectacular in helping to prepare us for … Continue reading
The waiting game
*Insert Jeopardy waiting song* now loop that for 3 weeks. Yes, I said 3 weeks. This is just a small understanding of how it feels to be a new JET ALT who still hasn’t received any information from their BOE … Continue reading
Prefecture Placement
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Well, it’s official: I’ll be heading to Fukui prefecture as an ALT at the end of July. I’ve been hired by the prefecture’s Board of Education, meaning that I am a ‘Prefectural ALT’ and will most likely be teaching senior … Continue reading
Minor Update
Just a minor update. After receiving the great news about making the shortlist for the JET programme, I was then given a new set of forms to fill out as well as a more in-depth medical background and information form … Continue reading
Blog Necromancy
After a 3 year hiatus this blog has finally got a new raison d’être. I am happy to report that I am now officially ‘shortlisted’ with the JET Programme as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT). This means that come August … Continue reading