Summer 2014 - Okinawa, Japan [Week 9/10

I had a slight break down this week.

This already sounds like it'll be a packed post like last week doesn't it? Probably not - my post next week will probably the longest and biggest post because it's my last one - but I do have a few things to talk about. So let's begin.

Summer 2014 - Okinawa, Japan [Week 8/10]

Well, I guess the biggest thing to mention is that after my last entry... I got paid! And I should probably mention right now that my pay is pretty shit. Hourly wage here is 664yen/hr which is about $6.50 CAD - BUT then because I'm on a working holiday visa I get taxed 20.4%. Yep, you saw that correctly, 20.4%. On top of paying for rent and food - which is a lot less than it could be but still.

Summer 2014 - Okinawa, Japan [Week 7/10]

And here we are, only three weeks left to go - WHAT?!

We'll talk about today first, and then work backwards okay? So I made plans with a coworker to eat pancakes today, which to be honest I wasn't that excited about because I was exhausted yesterday and was not in the mood to wake up "early" to eat pancakes with a person I don't have that much to talk about with. But I did, and ate pancakes, and it was... okay I guess. I was tired, not much appetite, and conversation was okay for the most part I guess. Then I sat around reading the 3rd book in Tamora Pierce's "The Circle Opens" quartet, Cold Fire.

Summer 2014 - Okinawa, Japan [Week 6/10]

So a bit more drama this week - I'm going home early! It's not because of a serious reason but I just decided this little job in Okinawa is not worth missing two weeks of school for, especially when I need my grades for grad school. That added a bit of drama to my life though because it involved money, and some time spent buying plane tickets to Hong Kong for 3 days so I can get my adult ID card.