Ugh Ugh
January 08, 2002
Finally, the time and concentration to write a full update. Today I manage to go to work at 7am and then managed to go to the two classes scheduled for today. Then I managed to complete 4 of the 5 things to do I had written down. Today was very productive.
Being back in Vancouver feels weird but also normal at the same time. I’m rather sick of answering, “how was Japan?” I know that people mean well but after answering it a hundred times today, it just gets sickening. I will just say that Japan is a very different place with very different lifestyles and that all that we hear and see about Japan in Canada does nothing to show what it really is about. I loved many things and hated many things. I loved how close people are compared to us. I hated how many more homeless people there are. I loved how work and home are easily melded together. I hated how I couldn’t communicate with people.
All in all, I loved my trip to Japan because I got to be with Eri. Regardless of whether or not I liked the country or not, I still would have loved my trip because of her. Fortunately, I enjoyed the country too.
I’m basically flat broke now which means I’ll have to squeeze in extra hours to pay bills and buy coffee. I’ve given a lot of extensive consideration about the possibility of me going to Japan for long term. I’ll have to learn the language first (at least to a basic communicative level, which I feel isn’t too hard). I might teach for a year too. The pay is pretty good. Although I don’t want to teach, I think a year would give me some experience in that country. Then I would look for a real job. Companies hire native English speakers left and right. Here, my English means shit to a company and my marks do nothing to separate me from the rest. There, my English is an asset.
Speaking of which, I’m supposed to be writing a report for an English class right now. I always update in the middle of homework, I attribute that to my laziness. Boo. My classes seem to suck and I know I don’t care about any of this stuff anymore. I think I’ll just become a famous rockstar and live the high life in Vegas.
Begone scoundrel.
To Dennis: woohoo, we finally got both webcams working and it’s so much fun. I so wanted to post a picture of Eri’s just-woke-up look. Thanks for starting it.
