Updates. I have no computer because the motherboard on my X40 has decided to die, so i sent it back for repairs/replacement. Furthermore i still have no internet because the Japanese phone company screwed up my application. Conveniently enough for them, i still pay for internet during the time they switch it from my old apartment to my new one. Thats about it for the angry rants. Otherwise, i’m a pretty satisfied person at this point in time. Work is going great, lots of fun stuff and projects. I go to clients on my own and they seem to like me - i’m a big boy now. I got a new tablet to play with at work, it a sort of pen for the computer - fun stuff. All settled into the new apartment and lifestyle now and have met a few people in the neighborhood. The new area is a lot more of a traditional-style Japanese area than the place i lived in before, so it is a good contrast for me. I finally got around to taking a video-tour of the place just like people have been asking me, and here it is!
In other news, I have finally started working at an English teaching school. It is a part time job, and i do it mostly for the experience and the little bit of extra cash. It is definitely interesting. I have taught 6 one-on-one lessons so far. Basically the clients have their choice of a book-style lesson or a free conversation (at their English level, with corrections). Most of the people i’ve taught so far insisted that we have a chat instead of using the book. This means that i got paid sitting around in a suit talking to Japanese people and getting their opinions and stories - something i wanted to do in the first place! Of course the job has some difficulties in that i have to keep to a timeline, and emphasize certain sentence structures. I can’t learn Japanese while teaching, because the school forbids me to use that language while there. All in all it is a great time, and i occasionally talk to the other instructors and the receptionists - making some new friends. It seems to me that my social life in Japan is slowly improving, I think that’s pretty good news.
Anyway, its late, and I’m still in the office using the internet (because mine isnt set up yet!!). I will try to keep you posted, if you are interested. Adios.
