Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (GodaiMH) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:23:52 GMT

I bet with the right spices and sauce, and fried just right, it would be exceptionally yummy.

Thanks for finding that! So have you tried anything like that yet?

If only one could convey the scents and smells and aromas one encounters. I bet that could fill a page or two.

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (tierum) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:41:50 GMT

What is that, squid or something?

Cool pic of Fuji, so you gunna climb it or what .

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (Hoshi Shouri) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:38:18 GMT

GodaiMH! I think I found the snack you were talking about before. The one Yotsuya enjoys so much........

Sick! lol

And here's the view of Fuji from where I sit at work!

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (tierum) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:35:02 GMT

I took TESOL (teaching English to speakers of otehr languages) classes in college, but I just taught a few Spanish speakers some English. I would love to look into going to Japan to teach, though. That would be so coolies.

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (urasue) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:43:46 GMT

Hoshi & Yoiko, thanks for all the useful info !
She is allergic to seafood and now I know she has a good reason to be worried - if seafood sneaks into all sorts of food. However if she loses weight over there she'll be happy, because she has to wear dress pants to work which she normally does not wear. (That's such a girl thing, huh... yay I'm losing weight). She won't be eating pizza either unless they are cheese-less because she can't eat dairy products. ( ! )...

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (Yoiko Hibiki) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:33:39 GMT

urasue wrote:
her inability to eat seafood (at least she's not allergic to rice !) ...

I have to say this was the absolute hardest thing about Japan for me. I hate, hate, hate seafood and so my dining options were somewhat limited to instant noodles, McDonalds and various Chinese and Italian restaurants. I actually wound up losing 50 pounds my first semester there and got down to a pretty gaunt looking 120 lbs....

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (Hoshi Shouri) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:40:48 GMT

I have a few friends here who work for Interac. They don't make quite as much money or get treated quite as well as JETs do (that's not to say that they're treated badly!) but they get more time off during the week that JETs do, so she'll have a lot of time to travel around if she's got the money to do so! She'll probably pick up basic stuff fairly quickly, but there is usually some nice person that will help you if you're having trouble. I know a decent amount...

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (urasue) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:04:42 GMT

It may be Interac, I don't think it's JET; whatever it is wasn't her first choice but she flew to SF for an interview and was accepted so she took it. She's waiting to hear where she's going. She will be teaching at night she said - so maybe not only kids. She's a little worried about her ability to speak Japanese, read signs and get on the right train, do laundry, her inability to eat seafood (at least she's not allergic to rice !) ... but I have a feeling...

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (Hoshi Shouri) — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:29:54 GMT

It's going pretty good! It's not really a hard job. haha (Not that I'm saying teaching isn't hard, just that my particular position at this particular school is not belabored with many responsibilities. lol) Is your friend coming as part of Interac? I know that their teaching situations are much different from JETs, which is what I am. Do they know where in Japan they will be heading? That can factor into what type of teaching they do as well.

It's gotten...

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (urasue) — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:13:30 GMT

Hoshi,
How is your teaching going? Do you have any advice for someone who is wondering what it will be like...
I have a friend who will be going to Japan soon to teach English, probably this spring.
Thanks,
Urasue

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (Rob Heinbecker) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:43:40 GMT

And in english yet!

Thanks Hoshi. Keep it up!

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (GodaiMH) — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:54:40 GMT

Quote:
So GodaiMH wanted to see some Christmas decorations and I took this while I was meeting friends in Numazu the other night

Only the Japanese could combine "Merry Christmas" and "Get Down Tonight!"

Thanks! I look...

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (jopojelly) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:21:21 GMT

soo...there are still discos in Japan?

Re: Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (lum no fanboy) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:55:45 GMT

Oh I still really wanted to see you're house in Japan (or apartment, or wherever you were).

Oh, and anything strange, trippy, and out of the ordinary that you happen to see. I love weird Japanese stuff!

Hoshi in Japan

feeds@yuku.com (Hoshi Shouri) — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:37:25 GMT

A few people have asked to see pictures of while I'm here in Japan, so I thought I'd just start my own topic! I'll just start posting everything here now instead of derailing other threads!

So GodaiMH wanted to see some Christmas decorations and I took this while I was meeting friends in Numazu the other night:

It's that time of year folks!...