I received an email from my JET coordinator and she said that my interview will be at ASU in Tempe.  Which explains what that weird astrisk was on the website next to Phoenix.  The location was tentative.  I am just glad I don't have to travel out of state for this interview.  I...

I have just received an email from the US embassy of Japan.  This email said that they have posted the results of the applications and they have listed the people who have passed the first stage of the program.  They sent a list of hundreds of ID numbers and I am suppose to sift through...

So it kind of just hit me today that I will be potentionally moving to Japan.  I don't know if my hormones are just being weird, but I have been pretty emotional today regarding this.  Yesterday, I was thinking about how this month is the month that they will be announcing people who will...

So it is now 2015 and that means everyone is making the new years resolution to loose weight.  I don't know why people do that.  If you didn't keep your resolutions last year, or if you frequently fail at keeping your own personal goals, then what makes you think, that just because it is...

My JET application has been officially received by the embassy of Japan in DC.  I got confirmation this morning.  Now I have to wait until January before I learn of the interview results.  Interveiws will be held in February and then I will not know if I got the job or not until late...

If you have been wondering where I have been for the past month, I have been mostly behind a pile of paper and errands as I am applying to the JET Program.  There is a lot involved into this application and thus far I have collected over 100 pages to send them as part of my application....

So, the end of this week marks the end of the first half of the semester, and the second half will begin.  Interestingly, I do not have any mid terms until the end of October.  Go figure.  Anyway,  I can hardly believe that the end is actually coming.  It doesn't seem real...

I made sure that I had my vegetarian meal this time.  I walked up to the counter and showed the lady my boarding pass and told her that it doesn't show a special meal as I had requested.  So she called someone and they had it prepared for me which was wonderful.  If this happens...

What a sad sad day it was to return home.  Boo! Oh well, I hope to be returning soon and this time staying much longer. I should say that I forgot to mention one annoying fact in the last post.  We came back to our hotel around 2pm to rest and wait for the sun to set so we could explore...

The day after visiting my friend I did not feel so well.  My throat was not feeling well and I had a cough.  I took some of the medicine that I purchased and that actually helped my throat some.  We went to the little conbini (Convienence store) in the hotel and got some food to eat...