Only Japanese

Since I have posted the negative entry last week, I have received some very nice e-mails. Some friends really tried to cheer me up by saying so many sweet things about me, and it was so touching. My mother also read it and even said I could come home if it is too hard. I feel a little bit bad that I made these people worried, but at a same time it is thanks to them that I could embark on these could-be-hard challenges. Support from everyone that is. I hope I didn’t over-dramatize it, but I thought it would be nice to be honest and “real” and perhaps more personal. After all, it is only my close friends and family members who read this.

I figure, if the slow work is more or less the only complaint I have, that is not too bad. I am not good at the waiting, but I always try to somehow get out of the “waiting room” (please refer to the book “Oh the places you go”.) This can be done by focusing on other things, such as social life and my other learning objectives. I started to make a list of my personal as well as professional goals and objectives for this six-month placement. In conclusion, I am ok. I may still complain about some other things, but I hope you bear with me.

I finally got connected to Internet at home, and I am so excited about it. Now, I can type in Japanese, so I can write e-mails and blog entries in Japanese. It has been a while since I last spoke Japanese, and I need to be more in touch with my "Japanese self.” I found out that a representative of JICA has gone back home last month, and I am officially the only Japanese person in Guyana other than a few who came for a fishing business in 70’s (not too sure) got married to a local woman and stayed here ever since. Oh I feel very unique but ironic that I am always called “Chinee” anyways. I will try to make this site as bilingual as possible.