I started a much-needed vacation on the 29th.
I worked on Christmas (again) but I took a half-day! Got a massage, got some
Starbucks, and had dinner with my new co-worker. Pretty good Christmas
considering I was away from family again. And my co-worker is great – very
nice, smart, helpful. And we even made a pact to get healthy together and go
for walks every morning. And she doesn’t pull the leash too hard ;) Hahaha!
But seriously, Christmas wasn’t so bad, I guess and
the holiday started a few days later.
My original plans had all fallen through. Thailand was a no-go because of flight connections, prices,
days available. Korea and The Philipines were more of the same. And so I stayed
in Yokohama. My friend, who works in Kobe, had a brother coming to visit her so
they came to Tokyo for the week. I got to see them a couple times so far which
is great because she leaves Japan in a few weeks and who knows when I might
see her again. *sigh* Teaching
overseas…
My blog hasn’t been updated
for a long while and I apologize. I guess I’ve just been in a funk lately and
am kinda tired of Japan now. My health hasn’t been the greatest and it’s a
constant battle trying to fix my horrifying eczema that scares the kids and parents. The
work schedule is still a pain in my ass and the variety of foods to cook and
eat are still not working for me.
I don’t think I’ve ever really settled in Japan the way everyone thinks
you will. It’s pretty irritating
when everyone tells you how perfect it’s going to be when you go (obviously I took
it all with a grain of salt). But,
I gave it my best and we’ll see where it goes from here.
Work has also been really
taxing. Teaching 37 classes a week, dealing with difficult students and
coworkers. It’s not easy. Especially when your manager tells you “You are a
teacher. You must endure when students bite you.” FUCK YOU!!! I don’t have to
endure anything like that and YOU should’ve done your job sooner and supported me to
get her to stop instead of having me endure
for 6 months! Gah! That along with lack of communication and more of the same
poor support have made me a little hostile at work but I’m trying…
But I’m working on my skin
and health more and trying to be more active. Wish me luck and I hope my next
update is sooner and upbeat :)
p.s. Happy post to follow!!!
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