Hello World

This blog is going to be making a comeback. Why you may ask? Simple fool, this sucker is going BACK to Nipponland. Yeah, I know it's been almost a year since the last post and a hell of a lot has happened since that time. The short of it is, I wisely decided against eikaiwa and recent news pretty much confirms I made the right choice. I also decided against private ALT dispatch companies like Interac after realizing they are a fairly shitty deal just to be able to live in Japan. Too much abuse going on there to boot.

So, I decided I'd move back to Hawaii and I made a successful go of it. However, I kept the dream alive and applied for JET again, this time as an ALT. Whatever I did this time around worked, because I survived the gauntlet and was shortlisted (meaning I got in). All my preliminary forms are in and I just wait until May to find out where I'm going. Departure for Tokyo orientation is July 31.

In the meantime, I'm having my mom mail me all my Japanese texts out here, because I desperately need to brush up on it. I was on the precipice of giving up on 日本語 but it seems I will have a purpose for mastering it again. This also puts off my grad/law school plans for 2-3 more years, but I can live with it. Life is too short and I feel like I didn't do Japan right the first time around. With all the changes I've made in my life I feel better-equipped for life over there.

The blog here is going to serve much the same purpose it did while I studied over there. I hope to actually update on a more frequent basis. Until I actually get out there though, I'll be posting from time to time to update on my preparations for the big move.