| Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
| It Begins |
The search for an apartment in Tokyo begins.
Miki found a job in Tama-shi, where she'll be teaching the little kiddies how to be assholes good English speakers. I passed the LTI Japanese exam, which means I can finally get my diploma (after a year of semi-graduation limbo) and visa for Japan. I am searching for PT work while I complete my MA in Japanese Language and Society from The Uni of Sheffield (actually a UK university), which shouldn't be that hard.
I emailed some people on craigslist and a few of the Japan-oriented forums asking about apartments and the like. Hopefully some good news will come in the next few days. Tomorrow, I have a meeting with an unnamed university, where I'm going to try to squeeze out the last bits of leftover financial aid, and put it to good use.
In other news, there is a full moon* "huge moon illusion" tonight, so don't miss out on that.
*Did you know there's no such thing as a full moon? As you like it, Spacemen. Labels: craigslist, immigration, Japan, Japan forums, Miki, PT, Tokyo, travel, visa, work |
posted by Keigh @ 8:04 PM  |
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2008 |
| Job search |
I might be heading for Medan, degree pending. It seems that I need to have a copy of the degree by June 30, 2008 to be able to accept employment with a potential school.
I will pass my exam in May, so I'm wondering if Ohio University will be able to give me an apostille degree or a degree bearing transcript, and if that would suffice.
Hmm.
I'm applying to another school in Medan that teaches not only English but Chinese and Japanese. Hopefully, I'll be able to spark some interest because of my Japanese language skills, but who knows?
My lovely doggie Fritz might or might not be able to travel to Indonesia. The United States is not a rabies-free zone, but Indonesia is, presenting some potential customs issues.
I hear a lot of bad things about dogs (and other animals) in Indonesia, specifically that they're unclean and not as good as humans. While, if I had to chose between saving the life of a good human, or saving the life of Fritz, I would always choose the human, it always hurts to hear of people who dislike animals, or a specific type of animal. Dogs are curious, intelligent, fun and one of the best companions Man has. I don't see what the big deal is. Then again, I didn't grow up Indonesia.
PS: I may or may not have a phone interview next Thursday. *crosses fingers*Labels: dogs, ESL, Fritz, Indonesia, Medan, phone interview, restriction, teaching, travel |
| posted by Keigh @ 8:41 PM |
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