Author: Oggy (Page 22 of 29)

Well, I’m here in my apartment in Koriyama jet-lagged and awake =(

I have added some photos of my apartment here. You can get to them by going to my photos section It is much bigger than I would have ever expected. It is also already furnished, although I will have to pay a small fee to keep the furnishings, which was expected. I am extremely satisfied with my living arrangements.

Koriyama is the biggest city in the Fukushima Prefecture with a whopping population of 339,000 people. It’s less than half the size of Tulsa. Even being the “biggest” city in the Fukushima Prefecture, I have been told that it is viewed as a “country” town by the big city folk in cities like Tokyo.

I don’t have a cell phone yet, but I do have a house phone. When I figure out my address and phone number, I will send an email out to everyone with my contact info. If you would like it, and want to make sure to get the email, please let me know in a comment or email.

Last night, I met a few couple of the people with whom I will be working. They are very nice. One is my housing manager. She is a Japanese girl named Urie (not sure if the spelling is correct). The other, and the person that I will be answering to is an Australian man named Matty. Matty has been here teaching English in Japan for 6 years, 5 of those with my school.

Today, I start at 3:30. My first day is supposed to be sitting in on a couple classes so that I can get the feel of what is going on. I don’t have an actual schedule yet, but I am looking forward to getting started.

Well, here’s to the first full day in Japan.

~O~

After more than 20 hours in airplanes or airports, I finally made it to my new apartment in Koriyama, Japan.

I am beat though, so you will have to wait until later to get any info. It’s almost midnight here, and I’m going to sleep.

For the next twelve months, I’ll be posting from Koriyama in the Fukushima prefecture in Japan. An opportunity that is too good to turn down presented itself.

I will be teaching English to Japanese students and Business people.

My contract starts on August 1, so I am planning on leaving towards the end of July (unless my documentation is not complete by then, at which point, my immediate future will be at the whims of the Japanese government).

I will be posting more as make the move.