Light at the end of the tunnel
It's been a while since my last, rather bitter, posting but there's been a lot happening since.
First, it looks like we have found a new place to live. As it hasn't yet been finalized, I'm not going to say too much, lest it all fall through again. Very briefly, the place is in Naka Meguro (again), on the 7th floor of an old mansion block, 3LDK (66m2) and overlooks a hospital!
Anyway, we'll find out this weekend if we're "approved" by the owners, and I'll let you know how that goes.
Secondly, I've started a new job. Phoenix Associates are a corporate training company, who have an impressive client list of top international companies. I'm going to be a Specialist Instructor teaching things like meeting skills, business English and tailor made programs which will utilize my experience. They're very well organized, and work like a consultancy outfit, where I'll be assigned clients for (usually) 3 month "projects", after which I'll move onto a new assignment. Should keep me on my toes and give me a lot of exposure to top tier businesses in Tokyo.
Lastly, I had a brief obon holiday in Miyu's hometown. Very relaxing and great to get out of the big smoke. We went river swimming (brrr), partied at some friend's house (yummy food), went to the Niki museum in Nasu (dedicated to Niki de Saint Phalle, a brilliant artist), bathed at a super onsen (the sake bath in a sake barrel being the highlight) and ate and drank to bursting.
I think I'm going to be increasingly busy for the rest of this year, but it feels good and I'm looking forward to it. Also getting excited by the imminent return of a close friend, Mr Joseph Tame, who'll be spending a year studying at a local university. I'm hoping to be contributing a snippet to his podcast, so watch this space for further details. Also on the horizon (October, to be more precise), is my brother Toshi and his partner, Hannah's visit to Japan. Toshi's last visit was about 18 years ago, and Hannah's never been. They're both fantastic company, and I'm so looking forward to showing them around the many delights of Tokyo.
Right, that's all for now. I'll keep you posted on the housing situation, but in the meantime, hope this finds you all jolly and enjoying the summer.
First, it looks like we have found a new place to live. As it hasn't yet been finalized, I'm not going to say too much, lest it all fall through again. Very briefly, the place is in Naka Meguro (again), on the 7th floor of an old mansion block, 3LDK (66m2) and overlooks a hospital!
Anyway, we'll find out this weekend if we're "approved" by the owners, and I'll let you know how that goes.
Secondly, I've started a new job. Phoenix Associates are a corporate training company, who have an impressive client list of top international companies. I'm going to be a Specialist Instructor teaching things like meeting skills, business English and tailor made programs which will utilize my experience. They're very well organized, and work like a consultancy outfit, where I'll be assigned clients for (usually) 3 month "projects", after which I'll move onto a new assignment. Should keep me on my toes and give me a lot of exposure to top tier businesses in Tokyo.
Lastly, I had a brief obon holiday in Miyu's hometown. Very relaxing and great to get out of the big smoke. We went river swimming (brrr), partied at some friend's house (yummy food), went to the Niki museum in Nasu (dedicated to Niki de Saint Phalle, a brilliant artist), bathed at a super onsen (the sake bath in a sake barrel being the highlight) and ate and drank to bursting.
I think I'm going to be increasingly busy for the rest of this year, but it feels good and I'm looking forward to it. Also getting excited by the imminent return of a close friend, Mr Joseph Tame, who'll be spending a year studying at a local university. I'm hoping to be contributing a snippet to his podcast, so watch this space for further details. Also on the horizon (October, to be more precise), is my brother Toshi and his partner, Hannah's visit to Japan. Toshi's last visit was about 18 years ago, and Hannah's never been. They're both fantastic company, and I'm so looking forward to showing them around the many delights of Tokyo.
Right, that's all for now. I'll keep you posted on the housing situation, but in the meantime, hope this finds you all jolly and enjoying the summer.
posted by TOK at 8:51 am
1 Comments:
Many thanks for the mention Mr. T, must say I'm very much looking forward to my return! Will be great to see you again :-)
oh, and looking forward to your input for the podcast, www.ayearinjapan.com, I always did want to be a cheesy dj!
See you next week (OMG!)
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