There's something very disturbing about being able to see your breath inside your home. Especially when the heater's on.
Showing posts with label Iwate Park Pond. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iwate Park Pond. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2009
Springtime in Iwate
I was not expecting this at all. This is what the weather was like yesterday:
There's something very disturbing about being able to see your breath inside your home. Especially when the heater's on.
There's something very disturbing about being able to see your breath inside your home. Especially when the heater's on.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Placement!
After a few weeks of anticipation, I finally got my placement info! I'll be teaching at 2 High Schools in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, a town of about 7,000 people:
I'm pretty stoked that I got a rural area even though I mentioned being indifferent earlier. Japan, like any other country, has urban, suburban and rural areas, and teachers can be placed in any one of them. I told my recruiter that I was open to any location since they all have pros and cons. The more rustic, the easier it'd be to learn the language and culture but more populated areas would definitely have more going on. That's not to say I'd turn down Tokyo or Osaka; that'd be like turning down San Francisco for Arcata, CA.
I'm still working out the details (housing, car, etc) but I was assured I'd be the be the only gaijin, or "non-Japanese", in town. And I suspect I may be the first black person some of the townspeople will have ever seen...
..but more on that later. For now, here are some pics of the Iwate Prefecture:
Mount Iwate:
Iwate Snow Festival:
Iwate Park Pond:
Uba Falls
I'm pretty stoked that I got a rural area even though I mentioned being indifferent earlier. Japan, like any other country, has urban, suburban and rural areas, and teachers can be placed in any one of them. I told my recruiter that I was open to any location since they all have pros and cons. The more rustic, the easier it'd be to learn the language and culture but more populated areas would definitely have more going on. That's not to say I'd turn down Tokyo or Osaka; that'd be like turning down San Francisco for Arcata, CA.
I'm still working out the details (housing, car, etc) but I was assured I'd be the be the only gaijin, or "non-Japanese", in town. And I suspect I may be the first black person some of the townspeople will have ever seen...
..but more on that later. For now, here are some pics of the Iwate Prefecture:
Mount Iwate:
Iwate Snow Festival:
Iwate Park Pond:
Uba Falls
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