Osaka
Hi Girls!
Currently waitng for a translator at a foreigner job hunting centre; and the internet here only lets me get into google related sites - not my email - so instead of applying to more jobs over email the only thing I can do is blog! What a pity! ;)
Arrived yesterday morning with a severe lack of sleep as I have been sleeping past 3am and waking ~9 for the last few days in Fukuoka because I was partying too hard saying farewell to all the friends I've made there (mainly foreigners but some locals...). You'll be glad to know that I've caught up quite a bit on sleep; having slept for 12 hours last night - 9pm to 9am!
My time in Fukuoka was awesome. It's a city that is not too big, but big enough, quite pretty, clean and convenient. I went to the beach 3 times in the last week and am now wondering why I didn't go more often... Now from Osaka I'm not sure how often I'll be going!
Admittedly, the host mother that I was staying with was the best possible option I could have gotten with placement by the school; praise the Lord! Not only did Mako live downtown, really close to the school, had a bike for me to use and cook well, but she was a party girl (thus I could do whatever I wanted), had lots of friends that did active stuff (so I got to go camping and to Beppu and Nokono island for shelldigging) and knew English well.
Although her knowing English meant that I wasn't using Jap in the home (thus didn't improve as much as I would have liked to) it meant that we had some long chats and built a great relationship in only 5 weeks :). Seriously, I think she is pretty much what I would be if I was non-Christian, 20yrs older and Japanese... And yes, these things do make a big difference, but considering I've never met anyone that thinks in a similar way to me before it is quite amazing!
One of my new Japanese friends who also knows Mako even said "you're exactly like her; like mother and daughter!" (although mothers and daughters are rarely the same are they... ?). And apparently Mako's first thought when she met me was that I look like her mother; how funny!
Anyway, she's now my Japanese mum; and has been saying "Why don't you dress up? Do your hair! If you wear makeup you'd be really pretty!" just like my mum and also "why aren't you interested in boys, get out there!". Which I think is hilarious.
Currently waitng for a translator at a foreigner job hunting centre; and the internet here only lets me get into google related sites - not my email - so instead of applying to more jobs over email the only thing I can do is blog! What a pity! ;)
Arrived yesterday morning with a severe lack of sleep as I have been sleeping past 3am and waking ~9 for the last few days in Fukuoka because I was partying too hard saying farewell to all the friends I've made there (mainly foreigners but some locals...). You'll be glad to know that I've caught up quite a bit on sleep; having slept for 12 hours last night - 9pm to 9am!
My time in Fukuoka was awesome. It's a city that is not too big, but big enough, quite pretty, clean and convenient. I went to the beach 3 times in the last week and am now wondering why I didn't go more often... Now from Osaka I'm not sure how often I'll be going!
Admittedly, the host mother that I was staying with was the best possible option I could have gotten with placement by the school; praise the Lord! Not only did Mako live downtown, really close to the school, had a bike for me to use and cook well, but she was a party girl (thus I could do whatever I wanted), had lots of friends that did active stuff (so I got to go camping and to Beppu and Nokono island for shelldigging) and knew English well.
Although her knowing English meant that I wasn't using Jap in the home (thus didn't improve as much as I would have liked to) it meant that we had some long chats and built a great relationship in only 5 weeks :). Seriously, I think she is pretty much what I would be if I was non-Christian, 20yrs older and Japanese... And yes, these things do make a big difference, but considering I've never met anyone that thinks in a similar way to me before it is quite amazing!
One of my new Japanese friends who also knows Mako even said "you're exactly like her; like mother and daughter!" (although mothers and daughters are rarely the same are they... ?). And apparently Mako's first thought when she met me was that I look like her mother; how funny!
Anyway, she's now my Japanese mum; and has been saying "Why don't you dress up? Do your hair! If you wear makeup you'd be really pretty!" just like my mum and also "why aren't you interested in boys, get out there!". Which I think is hilarious.
posted by Alicia at 12:58 pm
1 Comments:
hehe, sounds like you're having fun. hope you find a job!
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