Bright Life! Bright Life!
This is the end Beautiful friend This is the end The spectral voice of Jim Morrison echoing in your head should usher you into the reflective ethereal state I’ve found myself plunged in after reaching the end of my first year in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher. Leading up to this point I’ve been [...]
My first time in Japan kicked off with hot humid air, lush landscapes and every Japanese person I met telling me that Japan has 4 seasons. The latter point was very puzzling to me, a Brit, who also experiences 4 seasons. I had thought that 4 seasons was the norm, but the gasps, widened eyes [...]
久しぶり! Sorry for the long gap since my last post! I haven’t written properly in a while and there are a few reasons why. It may take some time to talk about a couple of things and there are some I probably won't talk about, but as I'm slowly but surely *touch wood* starting to [...]
Matilda is a childhood classic delivered by the grandfather of us all-Roald Dahl. This book tackles with issues such as neglecting parents, unappreciated children oh and an absolutely hellish dystopian school that will haunt you even into adulthood. Returning to the book at 21 was a strange experience. I’d been having a Roald Dahl binge as a cool down [...]
Last week, my elementary school 6th graders graduated and... oh my god, it was emotional. I planned my day so that I could say goodbye to the kids from both schools. I would attend the graduation ceremony at Menda Elementary (my biggest school) and then drive to Ue Elementary for the send off. Unlike in [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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