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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
The First Week
First of all, I apologize for my update tardiness. Very soon after I arrived in Japan my schedule was packed full of study material, training activities, general unsolicited exploration, and fun with new friends. Also, access to an internet connection (much less a substantial amount of time to make use of it) has been few [...]
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Friday, September 12th, 2008
Time to Think
I’m sitting here flipping between the travel channel and the news, Every shot of any even mildly exotic location is framed by my the knowledge that I’ll soon find myself there, in a place that would normally exist as a pleasant half-hour viewing experience–not a place where you would actually be living and breathing in [...]
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Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Snooping
Visa is in hand. All that’s left for me is to wait for my flight departure date, which is rapidly approaching on the 25th of September. It cannot come quickly enough. Sure, I enjoy fantastically my work as a shipping processor for a major paint producer and distributor, but surely there must be a more [...]
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
SITREP
AEON called me recently with the news that my certificate of elibigility was processed successfully in Japan. That’s a good thing, because if it was denied for any reason it would take another month and a half to try and get the paperwork re-done and sent in to be looked over once more. And by [...]
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Self Study
I’ve been trying to find as much information on Tsukuba as I could, but unfortunately most youtube searches bring up ridiculous amounts of racing and drifting videos at Tsukuba’s famous racetrack, the Tsukuba Circuit. There are some great gems out there, including:
TsukuBlog
Tsukuba Wiki
Alien Times
But those websites don’t encompass the exact area I’ll be living in, [...]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Information is Power
I’ve got contracts and policy manuals galore. I’ve reviewed all the information they’ve supplied me and I’m thoroughly satisfied. Almost every question I could’ve had concerning company procedure, rules, regulations, and guidelines has been answered. They were also kind enough to provide supplemental literature regarding Japanese culture and sightseeing locations. Because of a clause in [...]
