The Chronicles of an English Expert...YEAH RIGHT!!: June 2007

You don't need to say anything...I know it's been a while since my last post (errr, over two months actually). Any~waaay, let's not dwell on that. I have lot of info and pics to share with everyone. Where should I begin...well, from my last post sounds like a good starting point.

Uni Life

So as I mentioned before, I was hired to teach at a University in South Korea back in April. Things were good and I really enjoyed the students I had. Buuuuuuuuuut~, yes, there's always a but. A week before I was to get my first pay check, some co-workers (Korean) told me their pay had just been delayed for a week by the boss without their approval. Hmm, that's not good me thinks, but I was reassured that I would not have the same thing happen to me. Weeelll~ to make a long story short, I worked for a total of 6 weeks and was paid for 4 before refusing to go back until receiving the rest...still haven't. : (

Back Home

I'm really glad I started looking for positions elsewhere when all of this started happening and I found a position back in Japan. I went home for a couple of weeks before heading over to Japan (where I am now). It was a short trip but good nontheless. Since I have some nieces and nephews, I've got to try and make it back more often.

I can't remember the last we were ALL in the same photo

You can see why BOTH Erica and Hanna consider ME their favorite relative.

The JOURNEY

For anyone who has made an internationl flight would agree with me that there is nothing "nice" about it. I left Baton Rouger at 6:05 am on Thursday, June 14th and was in for a loong~ trip. I accepted a position at a school in Nagano Japan. To explain it best, that's where the 1998 Winter Olympics were held. I arrived yesterday in Tokyo at about 1:10pm June, 14th and had to get a taxi ride of nearly 5 hours to get here. It was a very tiring couple of days to say the least. I was dropped off at the school and met some of the staff and other teachers, then was brought to my apartment. I'm still pretty tired and that's probably the reason for my bland writing, but i'll leave you with some pics I took today while exploring the area around my apartment. Enjoy...

This is my apartment building...looking to the right....then the left....so exciting!! ;)

I live near a fairly large lake named Lake Suwa. Here are some pics from around there.

Oh, and did I mention..................................