Bright Life! Bright Life!
3 months into 2019, almost 9 months into JET. and oh my god time is flying! I'm glad to report that so far this year I've been really happy. Giphy Since last year my self awareness and confidence have been gradually growing and I've become more and more in touch with how I'm feeling. I'm [...]
If you’re in Fukuoka you should stay at Norishico Auto Guesthouse, and if you aren't, go to Fukuoka and stay at Norishico Auto Guesthouse. As a last minute booking, me and my travel buddy chose this hostel, basically because it was cheap and available. It sits about half an hour away from downtown and the [...]
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In a word, yes. Six months into JET and I’ve noticed a significant mental dip. My vocab has gone downhill and there are times when I feel like my sentences don’t make any sense. After repeating ‘ah ah apple’ over 100 times instead of studying literature and the history of language, I suppose that’s bound [...]
If you find yourself wandering down to Yufuin, maybe after a visit to Beppu to wander around the Floral Village and see Kiki's Bakery- I would recommend the Country Road Youth Hostel as a place to stay! I reserved a place on Booking.com for the good price and promise of a small onsen in the [...]
If you find yourself in Beppu and you’re after some amazing food and an even better vibe, I would definitely recommend the Veggie Joint. I found it online while scoping out veggie places and was really excited to try. After waiting in my hostel like a loser for them to open at 11am (desperate much?) [...]
Beppu, the chimney of Japan’s Southern Island Kyushu, is a famous onsen town with a lot of personality. There was something special about this seedy, soggy town that tripped me up and gave my head a wobble. Walking around the town all I could think of was a specific scene from Ghibli’s Spirited Away that [...]
Since my last post rambling the to’s and fro’s of recontracting I made a decision. Last week I decided to recontract for another year on JET! As well as many other things, this means I’ll be coming home in August 2020, when I’m 23, and I’ll (hopefully) be coming back much more travelled, experienced and [...]
'18th January, well 11th, well 9th… 9th? 9th. Ok.' After much deliberation from my supervisor, the deadline for my recontracting decision has been set for 9th. Tomorrow. We were formally asked to recontract in December and given over the Christmas holidays to think it over. Christmas has come and gone and tomorrow I’ll be committing [...]
To honour one of my many goals of 2019, I wanted to keep up my blogging momentum and look back on December while it's still fresh. My last month of 2018 was one of the more… emotional months that I’ve had this year, considering all of the homesick-fodder events that took place this month, I [...]
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