Japan

This is going to be a long post.  I have a lot to say, it's been quite an adventurous past two weeks. Hopefully my writing is somewhat entertaining. I've been here for nearly two weeks now. In one sense it feels like I've been here forever, though I've not yet settled in. I'm finally not living out of my suitcase and starting to use my dresser that was left behind by my predecessor.  Many things were left behind that are beneficial but certain essentials were missing.  Luckily, there's a home-goods store literally right down the street from me. But this is now.  And up until this point, I've had a whirlwind of events since touching ground in Narita. It was such a blessing to be able to arrive in Tokyo aboard the same plane with all the other JET's from Hawaii.  I can definitely say that I've become good friends with many of the Hawaii JET's and they've become such a great support line in just 2 weeks.  It also helps that I had two cl

The inevitable was going to happen on August 2nd.  I would be headed to the airport to begin my journey of teaching English in Japan through the JET Programme.  A few months ago, I was ecstatic at the opportunity to fulfill my degree of teaching, live and experience culture in Japan, and essentially, begin a new chapter of my life as an independent adult.  However, as time passed by, I began to question my decision to leave home and fear the unknown future to come. Before I left, I wanted to enjoy the time I had with family and friends, and experience the things I've wanted to do for a while.  Needless to say, I had a great time.  So much so that it made it much more difficult to willingly leave home.  I got to mountain bike with friends and experience new trails, ride on the road for one last time, and spend much valued time with both family and friends. Dinner w/ Landon There were so many things that I experienced that I had never done before too.  I was able to fi