February 2012
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Happy Setsubun!
Happy Setsubun! (I don’t think people actually say that)
I’m stealing this holiday explanation from the Shizuoka Prefectural Government Facebook page that Mark admins because I am too lazy to write about it myself.
“Today is Setsubun, marking the day before the beginning of spring. On this day, households may participate in mamemaki, or bean-throwing, to cleanse away the...
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January 2012
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Happy New Year!
Mark and I made it safely home yesterday after our holiday in NZ. It takes a loooong time to travel between the two countries, but it was def well worth it! I’ll be posting pics from the trip soon!
December 2011
8 posts
Double checking flight times
Took the night bus to Narita, and now we’re waiting for our flight to Hong Kong.
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Izakaya are on bounenkai mode. 3000 yen nomihoudai! *dies*
– Mark, stoked about all you can drink deals in Japan
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November 2011
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Love Life!
So many good things are happening!
1) Today I got my residency status in Japan changed to Long Term Resident, which means I can work ANY JOB IN JAPAN! (Well, there are some exceptions like prime minister…) This is such a relief to me because I was having a hard time finding jobs that would/could sponsor the change from Instructor to Specialty in Humanities.
2) My new job is super fun and...
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Churrasco Time!
Mark works in the international branch of the prefectural government as a coordinator of international relations. It’s kind of hard to describe what his job description is, but I found an interesting website that describes it much better than I can…check it out here. Anyway, he deals with English affairs, but because there are foreigners from non-speaking English countries, there are...
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Really?
I’m on my way to Tokyo then Saitama, and I just realized my, “I love Jacob ” shirt is on inside out. I’m reaaaaalllly hoping noone tries to read my shirt today. I’m also reaaaaalllly hoping that if they do, they think backwards letters are the next trend.
October 2011
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September 2011
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