Harvard School of Education

So I'm going up the stairs of the Kiryu Kaikan, fulfilling my once a month obligatory visit to the community center, purposely late so I don't have to listen to the people before sensei yelling at me... I guess I should have come earlier cuz all of the sudden I hear a familiar voice... English even....It was Nathan. It was Nathan the first non-Japanese person that I've ever seen up there before sensei's speech. I came late so I didn't get to hear the first half of his speech, but I jumped right in when he started saying that it is well known in American how stupid the Japanese media is... Maybe I had to be there for the first half to get this. I'm such a bitch I know. Nevertheless its always nice to see a familiar face on TV. I wasn't sure what the reaction of the crowd at the Kaikan was suppose to mean. There was an unsettling rustle of voices go up when he said that. It was either "did he just say Japanese people are stupid?" or "wow. so incredible that he recognizes that even if he's not Japanese!" I'm permanantly, irrevocably changed and molded by this religion. There's no escape.

When you translate what we call him it's "teacher." That's gotta be pretty creepy from an outsiders perspective. We're such a cult. Yea I'm in a dark place right now. For now the philosphy that comforts me the most is something that Lincoln said, "Do good and I feel good, do bad and I feel bad." Why can't it be that simple.

On a brighter note: yeeeeaaaaaahhhh!! Ellie and Jess are coming to Japan. They bought their ticket so I don't have to keep myself on a defensive for dissappointment.



P.S. To be honest, I'm a little sad that I'm not getting any comments on my blog anymore... It's basically been Uyen leaving comments for me all this time, which was definitely a endorphine booster! Next time someone leave a comment so I know at least one person is reading my crap!!

...yogiyo...

I've been to Korea yeah-- Ineresting stuff I did worth mentioning? I went to the North Korean border. Which was pretty awesome. They built a new train station on the South Korean side so that a train line connecting Pyongyang and Seoul can go through, but North Korea isn't finished with their side. And...we went down to one of the tunnels that North Korea was digging to get to Seoul. Fortunately, they discovered it before it could get too far in. Kim Jong Il's workers would dig 1m a day. They would blow up parts with dynamite, but since they would hear it above they pretended they were testing dynamites up top. They would explode them simultaneously. Sneaky buggers. Hmmm...what else is worth mentioning? Korean men are mighty attractive. The mandatory two year military service do them goooooood. Oh yea Sammie, heard the news. Dude, most of us don't know how to do that, let alone on computer. I also went to the Seoul Tower... well I went to the Seoul Tower on the famous Nam Sam Cable Car but didn't actually go up the tower. Are any of you guys watching the World Cup? Pretty crazy that England lost to Portugal. I think it's time for another reunion.

Annoyed at myself for being too Emo. Apparently, flowage is the key to life. I just might agree on that.
Good Hunting.

A Quickie

I've been reading over past blogs and I realized how much I babble. So I'll get straight to the point. I'm recontracting. My students are gradually getting bored with my presence. A teacher at my visiting high school, who is the first japanese man that I've seen with a hot ass (much less having one), is passive aggressively hitting on me and told me the other day that he's tired and "mou ippai ippai." I'm becoming too japanese for my own good. I officially had rats in the house for about a month. I got rid of the rats. My situation with the other ALTs is that groups, cliques, pairs are forming and I'm the odd left over, or so I feel. I've been asked to choose a side. Too much shit talking for my taste. But, I'm trying to make the best of it. Tis my life.

Who's commenting on my blogs?
Jess: I'm a Mind Control Master too...wouldn't you know it.
No Fumar: Are you reading my blog? Just don't go to my secret porno site.

Good Hunting.

The Inside Man

So I saw the Inside Man a few minutes ago... it just came out this weekend here. I don't know what the reviews are like out there, but it was a good movie to me. For those in Ken Saragosa's American Cinema class (am I only talking to Ellie here?) I think its a good movie to watch. Spike Lee has definitely progressed as a director, does that sound too condescending? Ok so what was good about the movie. Spike Lee's still Spike Lee where he keeps talking about racial issues, but he doesn't make them as clear cut this time as in his awesome movie Do the Right Thing. Clive Owen in the end says "respect is the only 'secure?' currency." And that's basically the underlying theme of the movie; or at least that's what I got out of it. In any case I think it was better than Crash, and more "real" even though the plot was about a successful bank robbery. And may I just say, Clive Owen is hot! Overall I'd call it a successful movie.

ps. I heard... Ken was selling drugs on campus. Is this a fact or is this a bunch of crap. I hope its the latter.

Good Hunting.

JET 102

Ok so I really need to get internet cuz I wanted wanted and wanted to blog for the past three days and as soon as I touched these lickable keyboards again in the oh so magnificent kiryu internet cafe, I just lost the will to. Or maybe it was because I got those complitments on the comments area and I made the indulging mistake of looking at them first.

I need to get in the mood... Oh yea so the three of us had the JET returners conference at Shinjuku and we stayed at the 5star or not so 5star Keio Plaza Hotel. Guess who we saw. No really guess. Hey is that? Then Allison yells in my ear "Oh My God!! it's Danny Habuki!!!" what? "Hiii guyyys, I soo Timosee (and was just about to avoid you all until Allison horned me in)." We small talk with the president of our university and make him talk to Rumiko on Allie's cellphone, while my ALT friend Jeff stands by in shock and confusion; not just at our president, but at the way Tim is acting.

We say goodbye to Habuki and we start our night out. As Tokyo smog sticks to my bodice Allison, Rumiko, Tim, and I walk towards Indian curry and nan. The food takes an hour to come out because every other JET is there also. But, it was all good cuz it created the opportune time to start a global citizen dialogue. So we talked about the Komeito Party, plastic poisoning, balance, Tim's mother chanting to sleep with David Bowie (and actually did), Bush, ignorance, Kehlen, and of course enzymes that break down carrots in Japan, well... Allison and Tim talked about those things anyway...

Overall I had fun at the conference, there were two beds and two people in my room which was good, but i was afraid Ryo might come over and sleep next to my roommate for lack of space... I also had the pleasure of having Mexican food, but the best part of the meal was the awesome Mariachi band singing 'La Vida es Carnival,' and 'Besa me.' The worst part was the artsy movie silently playing in the background, occasionally showing blood, death, and girls on toilet seats without pants.

Well keepin' it short since I think I might have given Andy glaucoma from my last blog. I expect I will not have much inspiration to write a blog from now on anyway since my sole source of inspiration is actually being with you guys. I enjoy our unspokens and our particular argot, taintful as it may be. Well I'm off to Korea next week.

ps. For some reason I think Sinan would marry me if I asked him to.

Hisashiburi

Hisash my people. So I finally get to a computer where I can blog in peace. Presently, Jessica, Sammy, and Andy have gone on a walk while I figure out in my drunken stupor of what to put in my hisash blog. ...Andy's playlist is playing gakkai songs........ It's good to be back in the good 'ol bubble. Although getting here I was almost regretting it. Being in Japan for almost a year now has made me softer than downy towels. I felt like crying when the guys who straighten the luggages on the belt didn't grab my suitcase when I asked him nicely. He annoyingly said, "to late it already passed." Although after the customs checker said, "oh, from Las Vegaaas, very sin city." Even though it was a random comment and grammatically awkward I missed the little efforts to make small talk. But, then I really felt like crying when I saw Kimiko and Mitsuko and they left me there at the airport without any feelings of regret.

Anyway enough with the mushy talk. I wrote that a while back and now I'm at the Kiryu shady ass internet cafe in Kiryu for the first time cuz I realized how necessary it is for me to check up on your blogs more often and to blog myself. And let me just tell you about this internet cafe: to my left is a little closet space area shut off with an indian rug, under it I can see pillows, a guys folded legs and a flickering tv. Then to my right is a calendar of Japanese girls looking submissive and inviting. Hmmm yea I really need to get me some hand sanytizer after this. My whole body has probably been spermified the minute I walked in here.

Ok so this is mostly for Jess to report on Andy's brother (since he took me to the airport and I got a little more information after Ellie, Sammie, and I began the process of inducting him into our group). He definitely didnt seem to mind us asking him questions. Here we thought were interrogating him, but slightly masochistic he seemed to have enjoyed it and consequently kept asking for more. "What else?" he said. So we asked him a couple of questions and found out that he graduated with an IB degree, therefore asked him what grad school he would like to go to, he answered Harvard... We told him, "wrong answer." According to his big bro he's a genius. Ok whatever but he does speak better Japanese than Andy which Andy will promptly explain to you why. "What else?" he asked again with a little more vigor this time. So Ellie asks, "whats the first thing that comes to your mind when you see a bee that is just about to die in something something... (I actually dont think I know this inside joke)" He answers, "the bees about to die." Again we tell him, "wrong answer." He asks for the right answer, so Ellie and Sammie tell him, "I wanna go to grad school." Then we parted our ways with hugs. Good hugs definitely run in the Reker family. Eric ended up taking me to the airport, in the car I found out he likes Jazz, he can play like three instruments, his dream is to travel all the habitable continents, he wants to do the JET program, he's a good driver, he also listens to some Japanese music, and he danced half naked in a cabin somewhere with his friends while Kelly Clarkson was blasting on the boombox. Thus ends my report on Eric Reker. Oh yea and he seriously answered that he can do flips, backflips, handstands with his pinky...etc. I don't know what else, but since he can dance we established that he's not Ellie's future husband.

On to somethin' else... I'd say it was a pretty successful trip. My aunt called me when I got back and told me that she didn't recognize me in the newspaper because I was wearing a dress. jeez I'll never shed the tomboy will I, nor am I in a hurry to. It was good to see everybody sans Allie. I feel like the transition was complete between Maju and I: she has become, well, non-japanese and I have become japanese. And, Jessica took her earrings. Seeing everyone else was pretty cool too, nobody has really changed much. Since we were back for only a short time I thought I would be as nice as possible and behave unlike the phychopathic bitch that I'm used to being as much as possible, but I think many sokites were confused and dazed and couldn't figure out who the hell I was (maybe it was the haircut). The ceremony was pretty kool the speaker in my opinion was better than our speaker, I didn't fall asleep. He actually made jokes that were pretty funny and gave good advice at the same time. The "new and improved" Ode To Joy was pretty riveting, we all wondered if they were going to extend it to a whole 30min production for the next graduation. Soon it'll be the whole graduation. The second class created a tradition of their own to perform at their graduation ceremony. Probably wasn't a good idea since crying people shouldn't sing mariah carey solos from the movie Honey. And the finale, ohh the finale. Michelle told us that the finale was going to be exciting, "fireworks girls, fireworks!" True to her words there were fireworks... indoor fireworks. Too bad the faculty sitting on stage weren't informed... I think one of the woman faculty sitting on the edge peed her pants while fleeing for her life. Well whatever was in her pants didn't really have a chance to dry too quickly since the weather was pretty sordid, but good news to the graduates no sweatage. Congratulations Andy.

Soka gossip 402: Amitesh got married. Something possibly going on with Phat (wait does he read this? I remember giving him my address at one time; to confirm the gossip e-mail Jessica). Sally had been kicked out a month before she gave birth. Stanley no longer attends Soka. The Alumni center is now the "small conference room" for tax purposes. The curriculum is changing, again. Jessica has decided to become a writer, thanks to Gonzo. I feel like I'm missing a whole chunk... add in what you please.

Finally no trip to soka would be complete without Pili, at least once, mentioning his poop. Ellie snorting. Cassie talkin' to Ed on the phone. Andy drivin us somewhere. Ryo not saying no. Lisa taking care of us. Michael getting a li~ttle more attention from a dog than the rest of us. Jessica doin'...something weird. Sammie doin' something different from us because of mormonism. Uyen finger drumming everyone's back. And, Phat putting on women's clothing except this trip was not complete since Allie wasn't there to let out a juicy one.

Other things that happened. Pili, Jessica, and I ended up in the Long Beach fishmarket at 3 in the morning. One of Jessica's many many non-bright ideas that Jessica had on this trip. I blindly and dutifully followed as Jessica's Turkey Inforcer. The market finally opened and picked up around 4, 4:30am... we slept in the car while Pili bought the next days dinner, which he would cook for us to be eaten under Michelle's new awesome candle (with a touch of lamp) lit canopy thingy. Then a trip to Bar Maitai where I showed my Japanese Registration Card, the bouncer showcased the card to his buddies simultaneously showcasing me as the psycho FOB Asian trying to pass. But I got in, thank goodness cuz I would have missed Jessica's fa~bulous entrance into the bar wearing a disco ball on her body. A dress she found in the salvation army pile in 300 the day before. (I ended up scoring a Chinese/English dictionary, a book on Hitler, and a dress thingy only appropriate to wear in Japan as well.)

There were calm moments as well, back in dorm 375 aka Hotel Kwan, where a game of scrabble began amongst 20 people in a 100sqft. area. No spades, which has to be remedied next time. Besides losing my rings (Jessica?) and losing $13 in Andy's room, all in all twas a fantastic and cathartic trip. I managed to check off most things on my "to do" list: eat Taco Bell, eat Inn-n-Out, eat Boba, etc.. It went by in a flash or like a blast of indoor fireworks. I approx. slept a total of 9hrs in the 4days I was there. Now I'm back in Japan missing laughing out loud, but I'm ready for the world once again and I think, as the fortune cookie said "The world is ready to receive your talents (in bed)."



Good Hunting.

ps. hey! its a picture of me, jess, and maju!!

Curses of Being a Woman

So I watched this kdrama recently that's what the people around me are doing to me: making me watch kdrama against my will. Anywho this one called My Name Is Sam Soon or something like that is really good. I'm here at a little cheap onsen place in Gunma that a whole bunch of us have gathered to enjoy the Mongolian Sauna that is incredible, but I can't go cuz ...lady's you know why. So here I am at Korona World internet cafe blogging. Not that I shouldn't be here since I haven't blogged in a month. Look at me babbling. I can't believe one of us has gone on to get a master's degree yay a little prestige in our midst! I really want to go to graduation guys.... I think I'm going to make the effort to try to make it. Since it will be pointless to attend any further graudations since I didn't associate with any student lower than a junior. hey I'm on my period let it be.

Me & Jeffs Birthday pictures.

Luvyaguys!

Hey after I blogged I read your blogs and just gotta say that I luvyaguys!!! Sorry I didn't send xmas cards or new year cards or like even send those ecards or call someone... yea I'm not a horrible person really I'm not!! I'm in Japan for goodness sake all I did on new years is drink with my uncle. didn't feel any different the next day cuz we started drinking again in the morning... Man I miss you guys! uh...happy belated new year and...merry xmas and and early Valentines Day!!

General Hospital

So a little while after I last blogged I was hit by a mean virus which made me throw up at least 15 times, feverish, and delirious. Naoko and Naoko's mom took care of me. Tokyo made me sick. Japan is really weird when it comes to illnesses. I was taken to the hospital by ambulence, which became understandable since I was told its a free service. so they put me on a stretcher. Then when I go to the ER all the nurses and docs were totally bored out of their minds, and then they took a look at me and they gave me the "oh my god stop over reacting" look. Excuse me I may not have a bullet wound but I deserve some... something I don't know. They at least gave me an IV drip. Anyway couldn't eat proper for a few days. Is this gettin' anyone excited?? yea well, I'm in Tokyo at an internet cafe because I'm going to see Jason Mraz in concert!! yea! uhhh...I have nothing else to blog about except that its blimey cold. But snow is kinda cool. I haven't been doing any cool stuff you're suppose to do while abroad. oh yea I'm in love with the starbucks manager at the local mall tee hee.

In Tokyo!

Im in a internet cafe with Allison and Andy is being stupid and not calling!!!! If you havent noticed I stopped using the apostrophe since it is located as a shift on the number seven and Im too lazy to shift it every time I say Im. I wish I can be part of the book club now since Im reading books like crazy. Not as crazy as Jessica but crazy. Im finally being educated. The first thing we did in Tokyo was to go get some TGIF. We also found a carpet that Jessica would probably have bought. I drink a lot but I never drank so much in my life with my aunt and uncle. Ok since Allison just made fun of me for not blogging the juice Ill blog it. I had a date with this English guy whos hot. I mean hot. He asked me out on a date so we went to Dennys. Thats right laugh it up, but thats the hottest place in Kiryu girls (and guys). Conversation was good but hes too hot for me and he plays soccer, he snowboards, he skateboards(which is basically snowboarding on land), and he loves his parents... I dont think hes the right guy for me, do you?? And I have bad news guys: Im not shopping. Really Im not shopping. Im sending money home to pay my loans. But Im thinking about taking it easy, so that I can shop a little to keep my sanity. Also over some TGIF Cajun-fried Chicken Salad, Allison and I talked about moving to Seattle after JET (maybe) (oh and sorry Ellie we dont want to go to Portland). So Jessica get ready for some roommates. Were gonna be Sexy In the City of Seattle.

Quench the Crave

I miss driving... I miss sound proof walls... I miss the Korean restaurant appetizers that don't exist in Japan... I miss seinfeld... I miss simpsons... and I miss taco bell!!! and I miss you guys of course. Oh but our son is coming xmas eve. (by the way note to Andy, call me when you get here since I assume you'll be spending xmas eve with la familia) Now there are occassional perks to being in Japan, cuz you can go to Tokyo and feel like you're at the center of everything. Like when I go to see Jason Mraz in January. that's right I have converted to a Jason Mraz fan, and I do not have the right to feel that I am truly a fan since he has been Ellie's husband for two years now.

Talking to Chester

I get online occassionally when I stay the night at friends house. But Chester and Ryo have been the only people who've I've talked to, well mostly Chester. I'm talking to Chester now...and now Sheldon. Damn it where are you guys? I'm gonna be alone for X'mas guys...feel sorry for me. All the ALTs are going home, and I will be in Japan where there are no X'mas trees. Well hope ya'll had a nice Thanksgiving...it doesn't feel like the holidays here.... I need to be in the holiday spirit. Some of the teachers really can't speak English and it's beginning to annoy me. Because a lot of these kids are freakin' smart and I kNOW if they had a teacher that could speak English then they would be better at English and they might actually like it. It's sad I say something in class and some students understand me and they explain to the teacher who doesn't... These kids are awesome... well most of them. Japanese Soka students are not the only angelic one's, but I guess they're more extreme. More to come.

ps. if you want to read other ALTs blogs they're funnier cuz they have internet at their home and they blog about everything....everything meaning food. So here it is. cindyng.blogspot.com
and jeffsantilli.blogspot.com Damn it I can't put pics on here...

I'm here!!!!

Still alive and kicking... I hate not being able to blog... Omg. oh yea Jess I got you a hanten for your late birthday... early X'mas.... congratualtions on getting a kool job! ...... gift. I haven't sent it yet so....winter might be over by the time it gets there... You know had to wait until payday which was today... whatelse..... Going to be alone for Xmas.....sad....

How to make a Ann
Ingredients:3 parts pride1 part courage5 parts energy
Method:Stir together in a glass tumbler with a salted rim. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of wisdom

I like the dash of wisdom.... I MISSS you guuuuuuuyyyyyyssssssss!!!!!!

Longtime no see...

ha.... I'm a shitty person I haven't blogged.... I really want to get internet but phone line is so expensive. Not really liking my blogs lately... getting lazy and can't really make them interesting. Anyway... sameO sameO here. ...how many more months until you guys get here?? Did I say congrats to you all for getting jobs? and Sammy's opting for a career change in Iraq or a hostess in Japan. I got some hooks up for ya sammy if you ever need. I CANT wait to watch Elizabethtown! It just came out today but... I don't have enough money. I have about $200 to last me until the 21st. ok well don't have any interesting to say.

My apologies...

the onsen was really fun all the guys got drunk and we talked about pornos and politics.....oh yea and did you all know that Naomi has been with Yukio since senior year?? Went clubbing in Roppongi, there was a Japanese guy all G'd up wearing a shirt that said "I'm Black." Ok sorry I realize I've been blogging on and on I'm not concentrating on the content...haa...I need to get internet...so I can relax find my chi and type kick ass blogs... Anyway I'm glad you guys are starting to plan the trip to Japan!!

The Reunion Report

Well... I did it. I'm in Tokyo this weekend again... and we just finished our mini reunion. So let me give you the lowdown on the Soka peeps. Kimiko is currently applying for graduate school and apparently she has some kind of essay due on Wed. (it's currently Sunday) she was freakin' out. Kacchan and Yumi works at the HQ and when she talks to Kacchan she says "um... Mr. Kawahara?" Seiji is at SUJ studying Japanese linguistics and wants to be a teacher. He works part time at a bar/restaurant. Yukio teaches little kids how to swim (he's a little cuter now, ask Allie) and when the first Ikea opens in Japan he will be working there. Mayumi and Tsuneko just got accepted to SUJs law school. They'll start in April. Amitesh works for an IT company, and he's working really hard. Mika and Hiroshi work at the Toda Inst. where Mika looks after Americ and Oceana, and Hiroshi looks after Europe. Aya just had her opening ceremony at Waseda Univ. and was told they were there to compete with each other so watch your back. Naomi is of course working for Hitachi, still in training. Sara C. is working for a translation company and she plans to stay in Japan for 5 more freakin' years. Yuta is working at his step-fathers company...I didn't listen after that. Sunny is studying Japanese at SUJ. SuhJin of course is teaching English to little kids and waking up in the morning humming Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Sankichi is working at SUJ...dirty old man. I think that's it. Naoko was the only one I think that couldn't make it. oh yea and I spent $1,000 today at the department stores...I spent it on clothes, bags, and jewlery.

Buff and Burly

ok ok Im sorry I haven't blogged in so long... so let's see what's going on.... did I say that I've been to Tokyo EVERY weekend so far..?? what else? ALTs are all hilarious. We laugh so much this guy said we look borderline retarded. me and Allie are going to be at the informal SUA reunion in Shinjuku...that means another weekend in Tokyo! See there's always one reason or another. I've been wearing dark nail polish but it starts to peel off in like two days so its really noticeable. this one girl in my class said, "fix your nails." (in Japanese) I bought a $400 trench coat from J.Crew in Odaiba. what else.

I recently read the Celestine Prophecy, it was good but it's a little scary too cuz I can see a lot of people getting into it deep and almost following it like a religion. and the author looks weird. Now I'm going to read the Da Vinci Code, yea I'm trying to catch up with you guys. what else...I decided I'm not going to get internet so I just have to wait until I can get my ass to the internet cafe which is really far. so ...it might be awhile before you see this. oh man...but I can't do anything in this town everywhere I go I see my students. That's another reason why I go all the way to Ota...its not that far but it adds up.

I'm going to a famous onsen with the second grade Japanese teachers. you know being on the other side I can see why the educational system fails. The only real education you can get is in College and up. I forgot, they found a body in the Kiryu river next to the bridge right next to school. Don't know the details. rumored spread among the ALTs and people started asking me how "I" found the body. I'm getting real lazy with my wordrobe again. I get paid today but I decided that I'm gonna put aside half of my paycheck and send it home never to return again. so I'm gonna try to save as much as possible. I've been biking or walking for all of my local traveling so my legs are extra buff..mmmm..mmm...

Youthful Harassment

I'm sooo freakin' busy every freakin' day!! And Sammie you are NOT uninteresting! Oh my goodness they should do studies on you. no I'm just kidding. I'm sooo mad I can't blog. I mean I'm so mad That I can't blog. Anyway every weekend (except the first) I've went to Tokyo, so far and looks like I'm going to continue the trend. Soka peeps in Tokyo area are going to have a reunion...I'm slowly inching my way back into the Japanese community...but apparently they really don't hang out with each other either. I went out to lunch with Mika and Hiroshi who work at the Toda Institute and with Yumi who works at the actual headquarters building, oh yea and Kimiko came later, she's applying for graduate school right now.... she wants to be a world heritage protector ...or something along those lines. ummm....let's see what else is going on.

I think we're all going to Egypt. There are other trips planned to Korea, New Zealand, and Austrailia, but not going to those. I want to go to Egypt!! So I think we're going. Have you guys seen the 40yr. old Virgin? Was it good? What the hell is Allison up to? Hell, what the hell are you guys up to? not very many cute guys here, but there is this one guy that everyone is like waiting for me to hook up with. Its this Japanese guy that hangs out with all the ALTs, he's not an English leech but I don't know... He's really nice though...I think I'm gonna end up hurting his feelings, that's my Talent!! Well we'll see how it goes. might as well everyone else is hooking up.

Haven't been clubbing yet but really want to but weekends are basically booked with shopping and karaoke parties, and I'm going on an onsen trip with all the second year Japanese teachers. oh yea and I shamlessly flirt with one of them (he's married and has like a 7 yr. old boy). Actually we shamlessly flirt with each other. I need to keep myself entertained somehow!! I promise I won't be a home wreckor (wait is that how you spell that???) Anyway I hardly do shit around here...I thought I was going into the real world... well maybe not... damn it when am I going to get to the real world....maybe this IS the real world. What's this alleged real world all the adults were talking about?

I went to Yokohama and Chinatown too... it's definitely a must see spot. Mom flying in on Oct. 5th. Oh yea and there's an ALT here that passed the Mensa test... I don't know thought that was pretty kool. I'm going to Hokkaido for the snow festival too with my aunt we're going to go see the Ice bergs too (something about huge ice bergs float down from Russia and the water molecules in the air freeze so it looks rainbowy, auora?). I still don't like Japanese society...but thinking maybe I want to work in a Japanese company... what'd ya'll think? I kinda wanna work in a broadcasting company or an electronics company... I need to keep myself interested. and if I work in Tokyo I can be close to all the malls. oh the roaches are officially gone. I plugged off all the pipes and haven't seen one since. Congrats to Alli on getting a car. oh yea and the kids are really cute. the girls at Kirijo are really good they make my job easy... they' re a little shy at times but mostly cooperative and funny. The kids at Kiriko the tech. school they're "bad" but not like nasty bad. I've only met like two kids that are kinda annoying. after my presentation I asked, any questions? of course, do you have a boyfriend?? no. will you go out with one of us? no. can I have your phone number? no. who's you're type in this class? nobody. Teacher I want to go out with Ann-sensei. it's funny cuz the teacher just completely ignores these comments.

The Four Leaf Clover

Whenever I read Ellie's blog I get all emotional. Damn it Ellie. So Bob Denver died (Gilligan guy) its soooooooooo sad to think that someone from the first class is going to someday die... even before that the professors....I guess we already lost one. But....awww that's so sweet to think that the professors felt so attached to us. Awwwww!!! I wanna go back to Soka!!! Ellie were you in Oregon or were you visiting WuLa in California?? Anyway...so sad. So many fond memories....haa..... it's funny cuz when everybody was at orientation they were so excited to meet all the other JETs and talked about the peole who pulled out at teh last minute...it reminded me of the Soka family...I think they feel the same way...except I already had the bestest of the best experience so it doesn't feel as great....the one thing that sucks about having the awesomest four years of your life is that nothing will feel as great from now on... But then you'll always have the memory to look back on and plus we still have each other and an ACCREDITED liberal arts degree. whoo hoo. awww... soka friends are so AWESOME!! God I feel damn lucky.

High on Roaches

I went to Tokyo spend like a hella of a lot of money...what else is new. I bought a bike finally I've been borrowing the schools ratty bicycle. But now I'm afraid to leave it anywhere since I think in Japan its considered very nice... It's basically a anarchistic playground. These past few days I've been losing the war against the roaches... Apparently they don't live in my house yet. They just come in from the sewage system when it starts raining outside. I just get soooo freaked out when I see....omg let me tell ya'll these roaches you have never seen before they're like the size of your fist man....well maybe not that big...but they're really really really big. so I've been on a killing rampage. Yesterday me my aunt, and my cousin sealed off a bunch of places and got like 4 kinds of Roach killing stuff.. we got a bomb, one of those sticky stuff, the one that has poisonous food, and of course I have 5 spray cans in the house right now. so far so good. When you're in Japan, don't ever stomp your feet near a big roach because they (instead of running away) will come charging toward you FULL speed. O M G. it was insane. They are the grossest things in the entire world. ew.. what else. as you can imagine in the JET world there's so much gossip if you're gone a day...you missed out on something. No...there's no gossip about me... I'm not a hoochie. but I wanna be. For some reason I can't type I'm becoming dislexic. so apparently everyone does pot.... I've starting to really understand that everyone really actually does smoke a lot of pot... it's as common as alcohol. Maybe even better for your health.... But it is illegal so ....that's that... My views have been scewed once again by the government. dude. they should just llegalize marijuana think of all the crime it would stop...well some anyway. But....I don't want everyone to be a pot head either.