Yes it has been an eternity since i last pulled my finger out and sat down to email you….
as always my appoligies…. What can i say – i have become a terrible correspondant..
Well the 1 year mark has been passed…..i have to say that my time in Japan thus far has absolutely flown… Especially since I arrived in Tokyo FIVE months ago!!
So i recently had the pleasure of entertaining the 3 Amigos (Namely Darwin, Dewart and Burly)..
A good time was had by all…… i hope (the photos seem to back up my brash statement).
You can ask any of them when you see them what their highlight of the trip was…..
i am guessing that:
Sushi at dawn at the worlds largest fish market
Beers on Kamakura beach
Impressive views of the Tokyo Skyline from a restaurant on the 49th floor in Shinjuku
Geishas in Kyoto
CRRRRRAZZY Burly
“Angry Joe’s” problems with Taxi Drivers
Darwin’s relentless consumption of sandwiches
My hair – Yes it is Currently awful
My ‘American’ accent – probably the only thing worse than my hair!
– Will all figure high on the list…
I am now trying to go throught a huge amount of photos on my hard drive to organise them into a CD – time consuming considering the inevitable reminissing that goes hand in hand with hunting through photos…
On top of that – the Kyoto tip was a harsh wake up call towards my Japanese ability – My speaking isn’t too bad (i was able to order beer for the guys – so they were happy) – but my Kanji is abysmal – out of about 2000 Kanji needed for every day life , i know about 50 – so not so good on that front – plenty of study needed to improve on this area.
Well it is FINALLY getting cold in japan – although it was 24 in Tokyo on friday – night time see’s a dramatic drop in the temperature.. so that means i need a vacation somewhere warm….
SINGAPORE!!!
yup i am off to Singapore for xmas this year – i had considered going home for a bit but the price of flights at this time of year is a bit extreme – so i will definately be home for a bit sometime next year…
Currently i am still enjoying the job – the students are still very quiet at times and still make strange thinking noises (EEEEHHHHHHH???!!!) – Ask Darwin!!
But now i have Sundays off so i can enjoy the best nightlife that Tokyo has to offer on Saturday nights – even if it does cost an arm and a leg!!
Well i am going to cut this email short as i am pretty tired – deadly all-nighter last night at an all you can drink night club (needless to say it was almost entirely populated by Gaijin {foreigner})
Hope to hear from you guys soon (this side of xmas would be nice :-))
As before anyone wishing to come and vist is more than welcome – just no more than three at a time thanx….
March or April will be a good time to visit as it will be getting warmer (but not too Humid) and it is the time of year for drinking parties in the park!!!
take care and i will be in touch soon..
Joe
‘the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean’ – japanese proverb