I’ve made a lot of new friends and strengthened relationships with old ones. It’s great, but tinted with a bit of sadness. The fact that this is the last time I can hang out with them like this is always in the back of my mind. So, I play twice as hard to make sure the memories are amazing.

I managed to get into all three grad schools I ended up applying to. I also got offered job interviews at four different eikaiwa schools in Japan. I know that I’m really lucky for having all this choice when some people can’t find a job, but honestly, it’s killing me. If it had ended up being I could only do one or the other, then yeah, easy choice! But I want to go to graduate school and Japan for two entirely different but equally important reasons and I really don’t know how to decide.

Well, my first interview is on Saturday so we’ll see how it goes. I have to decide either way by April 15th either way so we’ll see…

Only taking 4 classes this semester, and aside from the stupid speech class I have to take for my last LER, they’re all very cool. Individual & Society, Foreign Language & Culture, and Comparative Religion. I wish I could have taken more of these types of classes.

I’m working at the same old computer place and I’m TA-ing again. This time I’m in an Advanced Speaking class. I don’t like it as much as my previous class, but there are definitely a few characters in it, so it could get interesting. The teacher’s pretty cool too.

I am working on my (THANK THE LORD FINALLY) last graduate school application, which is due on Monday. I originally planned to apply to 4, which turned into 3. UPenn, Hawaii @ Manoa, and Hawaii Pacific. At this point, unless I get into UPenn or Hawaii Manoa with amazing funding (totally unlikely), I’m pretty much just planning on getting a job.

But… I’ve already applied to two places and got shot down at both. Not looking good. I’m planning on applying to 3 more eikawa schools that interview in the US/Canada, then after that I’m trying to find smaller schools to apply to. If I can’t hook a job from overseas, then I’ll probably line up interviews and go to Japan to do them.

So, in conclusion, fuck this terrible economy.

But honestly, I can’t wait to be done with school. I’m applying to graduate school (oops, haven’t worked on those apps in weeks) but I’d rather just work. My Japanese friend, who has a ridiculous amount of connections, said he would help me to find a job in Japan. It’s too early for me to apply to jobs, but come spring I’m definitely applying to the big eikawa companies.

I meant to update earlier but I actually do nothing except lounge around my friend’s apartment and go to class occasionally and work. I’m going to New York City in a few weeks though so maybe I’ll have something to write about then. Although, some excitement before that would be good too.