Hooray! It’s May!! That means there’s exactly 3 months till departure! Well, not really. More like three months and one day. Either way, it’s exciting! I don’t have much to offer for this entry. I just wanted to share my thoughts on something I read that bothered me. There was a post somewhere that someone […]

Today I received my transcripts from my school that proved I earned my Bachelors. I opened it up, checked to make sure everything was okay, then shoved it into a priority mail envelope and shipped it off. Should get to my consulate tomorrow. And that’s it! All my documents are in. Now I wait for placement, which […]

In 100 days I’ll be on a plane to Japan. It still hasn’t kicked in yet. Probably because I haven’t received my placement. That little line, the one where JET’s like this offer is contingent upon receiving placement by a contracting organization, has made appearing on the shortlist all the more…. unofficial. There were a lot of […]

As I sent out my IRS form today, I realized JET is expensive as hell. How expensive you may ask? Let’s just say that stupid IRS form was $85. Yes, that’s right. Eight five dollars. Of course, I didn’t have to file it. I mean, I could just be taxed to hell while in Japan. But […]

So, the other day I decided to get my IDP. I plan on driving in Japan and I needed the permit in order to drive without having to get my Japanese driver’s license once I get there. The IDP is good for one year from the date on the thing and you can not renew […]