Come Away with Me

where should i begin?

It never occured to me that i will one day start a blog of my own. I know it's not a big deal, i have so many friends who blog too. But as much as i like reading people's blogs, it's a different thing all together to write your own. The main drawback, besides forseeing a lack of discipline to update regularly, is the fact that i do have some reservations about puttting my thoughts and pictures online. But look at what i am doing now! Well i guess in life, it's best not to rule anything out even if they are of the vaguest possibilities huh.

The reason for the change in mindset is because of my impending trip to Japan. Yes, after saying that i wanna work/further studies in Japan for so many years now (since i was still in university to the days i was working at the bank) i am finally leaving on 6th Aug. It still seems a bit surreal to me but it's really happening! 3 years back, i would have very much preferred the idea of studying than working there. But after working for the past few years since graduating, if there's one thing i learnt and understand most, it's that money is really hard to earn and even harder to save! The thought of hitting the books again and having no income for the next 2 years just does not appeal so much to me, or rather it's not really a viable option for now. And so i applied for this work program known as Japan Exchange Teaching program last December and miraculously got accepted on first try! I will be away for a year or so, teaching English at junior high schools in Nagasaki area.

It is not often that you get to quit a 'serious' job at home and go off to somewhere to do the things that really interest you. I thought it'll be nice if i can store away some memories of my time in Japan and have the luxury of looking back a few years down the road. Hopefully, i'll do justice to this blog and post regularly about the upcoming experiences of working and living on my own in a foreign country.

posted by テレサ @ 2:50 PM