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The yakitoriya part one!
Okay, so yesterday was cool.
First of all, I took pictures of my apartment. You can find those on Facebook, or here. It's bigger than I anticipated, but it's still quite minimal. Everything I need is here, at least. The one thing missing from those pictures is my shiny new rice cooker!
In the morning, I attempted to play HL2 on my newly built computer, only to discover that something is wrong with it. After much frustration, I just put it aside and went out shopping. One rice cooker and a few plates later, I went to McDonald's! Sad news, though: Japanese McDonald's no longer sell the MegaMac, the 4 patty version of the Big Mac. I am very unhappy about this.
On my way back, I noticed a restaurant very close to my apartment was more open seeming than it has been in the past, so I decided to give it a shot, hoping to strike up some conversations with the people there. It was a yakitoriya, which means it primarily serves chicken on a stick, with some other meats on sticks also. I ordered a medley of stuff, not knowing what I'd get and sat down with a beer. Eventually I started talking to the people around me, and noticed a few things.
Whenever you tell someone that you're a teacher, they will no longer refer to you by your name, but instead by "sensei." Also, Chicken tendons are not very good. And, lastly, beer is expensive.
I had a pretty good time there, and I think I have a new friend who works at a used goods store, where I might be able to get the rest of my necessities. I call this post "part one," because I do intend on returning in the near future, hopefully making new friends and such. WELP, that's all for today.
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Fine work sensei, good to hear you're eating well.
You may have mentioned it before, but is your living paid through your job? If all goes well, is there advancement through your current position, and is there a limit to the total time you may do this?
My rent is automatically taken out of my pay, and there is no chance to advance at my school. It seems that people who have been doing this for many years can advance within the dispatch company, though. Some teachers do orientation for new teachers, and one person in particular actually advanced from teacher to recruiter. But, it took him some 10 years to do that, and I don't plan on doing it that long. As long as I do my job, they'll extend my contract, which is 7 months initially. I still have to decide if I want to continue here, though.
A fine looking crib you've got there, sir! And where's yakitoriya part two? How is the job going? Are you doing it? Enjoying it? Planning on staying out of the country for another year?
There's a really good yakitoriya place in Manhattan - we should go if you ever make it back here...though you'd probably want a nice burger at that point.
Miss youse!
Yakitori itself is a very boring food. In Japan, when you say you're going to a yakitoriya, the implication is that you're going to go out drinking.
I was going to hold off on going back until my friend came to visit, but it seems he won't be coming! So, I'll go back once the rain lets up.