It's been a day over a week since I moved in. I ta... Continue reading

Wow! Time really flies! On Saturday we had our final exam and everyone passed with flying colours! For lunch we went to a Peruvian resturant and it was soooo goooood! The steak is about 13 inches in length but only about half and inch in thickness. We split that between... Continue reading

This week is the last week of training! There's only three days left. After that we'll be going out for a night of fun becasue on Saturday it's also one of my fellow trainee's birthday. On Sunday, I'll be heading to Tokyo for one day of fun, as well as... Continue reading

I've been here for about a week now~! When I first arrived, Japan didn't feel foreign at all. For the two days before training started I went to a lot of different places including Nagoya Castle and Nagoya Dome They have a weekend Eco card in which you could use... Continue reading

iya~ in a way this day came really quickly. To be honest, this past week and the last few days had been a little hard. When I was out with my mom on monday (her regular day off) I suddenly started to cry my eyes out in the middle of... Continue reading

Everything went extremely smoothly! I picked up my entry visa today and I also ordered yen at my local bank. Lastly, I also bought my plane ticket! At first I thought I was going to leave on arashi's 11th anniversay but that's not going to happen :( I also thought... Continue reading

My recruiter informed me that my COE has been approved by Japan! All I need to do now is to book my flight and get my Entry VISA from the Japanese Consulate. I also, tentatively, know where I will be living! It's two and a half hours from Tokyo. However,... Continue reading

I am worried about what I should/ could bring with me at the moment. My contract is for a year but I might renew my contract (who knows what the future brings right?) I don't travel overseas very often and definitely not for such an extended amount of time. My... Continue reading

I first applied for the job in the beginning of August and it took about a week for the company to get back to me ( believe me, it felt like it was a lot longer). I got a call on my cellphone while I was in a supermarket. I... Continue reading

I've kept this a secret from most people, but I'm finally letting the cat out of the bag. My goal has always been to teach English in Japan because I love the subject and the place. My interested in Japan started 7 years ago ( my god, really?? has it... Continue reading