Reed

Going to planet USA for a few days

Thursday, 15. June 2006, 06:15:48

I am taking a short trip back to the land of cheap beer aka the USA tomorrow. My best friend Mike is getting married and I will attend his wedding in Orlando. I am happy to see him but that’s a long flight for just a few days. I have to get back to Japan ASAP because my current job does not have paid vacation. So if I don’t work I don’t get paid. I like GABA and I would like to move up in the company but I am afraid I won’t be making enough money to sustain myself without working 12 hours a day. I have been looking around a bit for some other teaching opportunities but nothing concrete has come along yet. It’s ok though for now I am ok. As long as I make near 200,000 Yen a month I can get along ok. I just don’t have a ton of extra money. I have been thinking about taking a trip to Peru to visit a friend I have there but I am going to need to save about 3000 grand for the trip so I don’t see that happening this year. Maybe in 07 I can swing it. I want to take a trip to Sapporo this year to so I need to save for that trip as well. There is so much adventure to be had but so little money to spend ha-ha. However my life is pretty good and I am happy for the most part. I just need to find some ways to get a little more income flowing in and try to keep so much from flowing out. (^_^)

My new bikeBack from the US

Comments

Ramūnas # 15. June 2006, 06:26

Well beer's cheap here too

I'm glad that you're happy.

Maki # 15. June 2006, 16:12

I can tell you how to make a little money by teaching..Gambare Reed! make money for beer^^summer is coming soon!

Jeff S. # 18. June 2006, 20:26

Can you talk about the long-term prospects of being an English teacher in Japan? Let's say you marry a Japanese woman and want to live there the rest of your life, does a job teaching English give you a sense of security? Would you be able to work as long as you desire? Health benefits? etc.

I'm asking because if we move there I don't imagine there are many jobs for a gaijin besides teaching English...

cheers

Reed # 23. June 2006, 04:43

I don't know about long term. I guess if you get a job for a normal school, not a conversation school then it would be like a regualr job. You would get benifits and all that good stuff.