Archive for January, 2006

orientation

Friday, January 13th, 2006

so it sounds like we’re going to be a part of an english teaching revolution in japan. it will definitely involve DVDs and might involve television appearances. i just want to know if i get a cape. we made toasts with sparkling wine that tasted more like grape popsicle than anything else. soon i leave […]

getting you up to date

Friday, January 13th, 2006

The flight to Fukuoka was pretty uneventful. Watched some family guy while waiting on a portable dvd player a group of marines had. Then slept for the hour while in the air. Met up with the group, and we made our way to hotel Sun Life 3. We had to take a train which meant […]

Contest Update

Friday, January 13th, 2006

I have tampons, knitting and (most importantly) Nick. And my hair is straight! Still no winner so keep those guesses coming.

Konichiwa from Kansai

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

Special thanks goes out to those that stopped by on Tuesday night. Thanks to them, I had ample sudokus, music and sugar for the flight over. Not to mention a super fun game for ages 3+ that is a choking hazard. And my clothes were in a suitcase that fit. I didn’t sleep on Tuesday […]

numbers

Sunday, January 8th, 2006

26 = number of things on my to-do list 4 = number of things i accomplished today 3 = number of sleeps left (assuming i sleep on Tues) 2 = number of Japanese alphabets i need to learn before i get there 1 = number of Japanese alphabets i’ve learned

Sea Legs

Saturday, January 7th, 2006

The cruise is done and I’m back on dry land – though my body seems to think otherwise. I’ll be in Toronto tonight until Wednesday morning.