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03.03.09
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Music o' the Entry: "The Prayer Bells Do Not Toll", Energy Breaker
Am currently not doing anything I'm supposed to, i.e. topographic map awfulness and/or term papers. Of course, this is only a temporary fix, soon I'll be whisking myself off to the library once again to do my final bits of research of upper atmospheric clouds and will then spend the evening writing my geography paper, doing math, terrible topographic things, and then going in at 8:00 AM tomorrow morning to have an audience with the Dean of Student Life about my medical condition. I'm a bit hesitant about the entire thing, frankly I don't even know what it's about...ya see, Friday I was waiting to speak with one of my geography instructors and had one of my happy random violent illness attacks, so I basically used his office and a sick bay for the next hour. In this time I told him of my issues (he's been aware of my medical trials and has been very accomodating with deadlines) and he mentioned that university could potentially arrange something...so yeah, tomorrow I get to go in and do I don't know what. Besides, I've never had an audience, it's something I usually associate with royalty and the like, though the Dean of anything at a regional university in Washington seems a position exceeding far from the like...wish me luck.
As for the main point of the entry, I got some interesting news today. Yesterday while I was digging through the Internet I decided offhand to write an e-mail to Okaasan because I hadn't written to her in forever and day and I received a response today. In it I mentioned that I would be applying for JET next year...she suggested that if I wish to stay in Nishinomiya there would be a way for me to apply directly for a position to the Nishinomiya board of education, and that she'd be willing to help me with such. I mailed her back expressing my interest and desiring to know the qualifications. If I could find a way to get to Japan and get employment without having to deal with the unpredictability of JET that would be fantastic, particularly if I was guaranteed a position in Nishinomiya, as opposed to say, Tohoku...so we'll see happens with this, I'm excited. Hooray for contacts!
In other news, if the thing in Japan doesn't work out, I think I'm going to try to get a job in Antarctica. I'm not kidding. I could be the frigging dishwasher of Antarctica. Somehow this would please me. Except for the fact that I do poorly enough in this climate (vaguely steppe-like, though not quite) and it isn't even that cold (go see International Falls for details), comparatively speaking, for the continental US. Guhh...well, we'll see. Anyway, just wanted to share my exciting news about potentially getting around JET with a more reliable attempt...heck, could this even get me there sooner if I don't need a degree? Perhaps I'm just trying to avoid more topographic maps, or just my incessent subconscious desire to not be tied down anywhere, particularly some place I dislike. More later, maybe, for the menace of Dead Week is officially upon us as I speak. Good night.
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