I’ve called to confirm and formally accept the position in Tsukuba, and so next week I’ll receive an information packet and a contract which I’ll be signing and sending back to them along with my diploma, 6 2×2 passport size photos, a 200 dollar deposit, and copies of my passport.

I’m all aquiver with excitement! But what I need now more than anything is a source of income in the interim. Suits, plane tickets, first months living expenses and rent in Japan, the list goes on. I’m trying my damnedest but unskilled labor around here is hard to come by. Thanks, English degree.