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10:58 pm - Sunday, March 09, 2008

Comfortably settled in now, but I've only 3 weeks left! I guess that's what it's going to be as a long stay backpacker... Just as I'm starting to settle into a routine and deepen relationships it's time to move on!

Last night with some of the church youth we had a get together and ate the yummiest of what fresh seafood can offer; I must say, I loved all the food that I had, especially the combinations with cream cheese... Mmmm... The only issue I had was the peeling of the live prawns... (Which we then ate raw... Squishy!!) When put into a bowl one of them jumped a full 10cm up in the air still! Goes to show how fresh the fish at Tsukiji markets really is! All in all a great night, thanks to all there!

School is not as stressful as week one... I can understand about 75% of what's going on in class... In outside casual conversations however I'm sitting on a rate of about 25% still... Once out of Tokyo there won't be so many people who speak english... What can I say, it's gonna be a massively fun challenge!

Up, up, up and away!!

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FROM MAY

Make Japanese friends, with whom I can practice my Japanese and work in Osaka.

MID/END JULY

Extend Working Holiday Visa

JULY/AUGUST

Meet up with Tokyo friends to climb Fuji!

MID/END SEPTEMBER

WEEK 1:Make my way up to Tokyo.

WEEK 2:Explore a little of northern Honshu.

26th SEPTEMBER

Evening Qantas flight to arrive 27th AM.

MID OCTOBER

Start full time work with TTW. Find a pad in Harbord area so I can surf it up before work.

At the moment it looks like I will stay home awhile from lack of $$!

JAPAN

Decisions in budgeting, studying, working and exploring

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PERSONAL

General travel safety

Sinking my teeth into and learning Japanese well

keeping in contact with everyone!

Hooking up with a good bible based church

opps to share lives with 日本人 and make some good friends!

Not getting surf deprived

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