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Hmm. Not being Japanese? That's pretty hard, though liberating in equal measure.
No, I think the hardest thing for me is having to deal with practical things in Japanese. I can hold a conversation with most people, but when it comes to getting the electricity turned on, or dealing with residence tax, I can't do it at all. It's partly a nerves thing, partly that I ended up with some form of linguistic PTSD after dealing with estate agents to get my apartment. After that exercise in torture I'm rather inclined to let someone who knows what they're doing help me out.
And that's Day 14. I'm still chipping away them!!
I still feel a little numb about the Peace Boat. Occasionally, I feel excitement approaching. Then I think of all the forthcoming hassle of vaccinations, embassies and pre-departure training, and the excitement goes away. Plenty of other people are excited for me though, so hopefully it'll become infectious.
Last night's vegetarian interview was wonderfully catered. I had a vegetarian sausage roll, vegetarian cornish pasty and veggie lasagne - none of which I've eaten for YEARS. The tofu scrambled egg salad with delicious and the chocolate cake for dessert was lovely and squishy. During the interview I also managed to get myself a writing and photography gig for one of the upcoming issues!! Go me. Yesterday was a good day!
No, I think the hardest thing for me is having to deal with practical things in Japanese. I can hold a conversation with most people, but when it comes to getting the electricity turned on, or dealing with residence tax, I can't do it at all. It's partly a nerves thing, partly that I ended up with some form of linguistic PTSD after dealing with estate agents to get my apartment. After that exercise in torture I'm rather inclined to let someone who knows what they're doing help me out.
And that's Day 14. I'm still chipping away them!!
I still feel a little numb about the Peace Boat. Occasionally, I feel excitement approaching. Then I think of all the forthcoming hassle of vaccinations, embassies and pre-departure training, and the excitement goes away. Plenty of other people are excited for me though, so hopefully it'll become infectious.
Last night's vegetarian interview was wonderfully catered. I had a vegetarian sausage roll, vegetarian cornish pasty and veggie lasagne - none of which I've eaten for YEARS. The tofu scrambled egg salad with delicious and the chocolate cake for dessert was lovely and squishy. During the interview I also managed to get myself a writing and photography gig for one of the upcoming issues!! Go me. Yesterday was a good day!