So nothing has been happening out of the norm for a few days, and I've been pondering what to write my next post about. Basically, I haven't really come up with a lot.
I did finally get the last of my paperwork in yesterday morning, Donna informed me she forwarded it all to PKC in Japan to file for my COE, which is great to know. The encouraging "fingers crossed" she added seems hopeful, though it does reinforce how much on the edge my going in February is. Hopefully that miracle happens. Winter in Michigan has already started, making me long for Japan in February which will be much more mild than here (unless I get posted up on Hokkaido). So far, we have had 3 hail storms and it's now snowed 3 times as well....so that would be 6 times we've had frozen water fall on us, and it isn't even the end of November! Plus, yesterday's snowstorm officially stayed on the ground. Meaning that it's all down hill from here. At least over the last few weeks as we were getting snow I got the satisfaction of seeing it melt within the hour. But, not anymore. We are due for more snow tonight, so I hear. It is sure going to make driving home for the holidays interesting. Hopefully it wont be like the last several Thanksgivings I've been home for. All 4 years during University I drove home in a white out blizzard...fyi...it was NOT fun! And of course in Michigan snow (both on the ground and it continuing to fall) can last up to May. No joke, I've moved out of my dorm during a light snowfall before. Typically that isn't a normal winter, but it obviously isn't unheard of. Usually mid-April is when we can look forward to the joyous event that is the end of Winter.
In other news, I got an e-mail from Matty's this morning asking if I had recieved their job offer and information they sent last week. And when I was going to return it to them completely filled out. Which as I meantioned I had already read and been scared away from working with them. Any ideas how to break the news that I'm no longer interested in working for them lightly? They seemed soo nice, I can't help it if they had like 500 crazy rules for a young 20 somethings to follow. It was like they were asking for only the most hardcore applicant with NO interest in a social life! I don't plan on much in the way of going out, but you had to inform your family before you left for work if you weren't going to be home for dinner. What happens when you get the random phone call from a friend at 3 in the afternoon wanting to meet up for dinner?! And even if you did give them that notice, you were still expected to be home by 10pm. I mean, the homestay option was very cool sounding at first, until you realize the family they place you with are to be your personal conciderate and friendly watch dogs!
Here shortly I'll start going into more details about working in Kawauchi. Tiny...yes, but I did love it there. look forward to it! Oh! And as tomorrow is Thanksgiving I definately wont be getting online. SO.... HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!!
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