BIG NEWS!

I haven't had the opportunity to update this blog as often as I would like, but to all those loyal readers I have some big news. Me and my girlfriend (Mako) are officially engaged!! 2010 is off to a great start. Now that being said, there is some paper work to go through, being different nationalities and all. For one, I had to get a sworn affadavit from the Canadian Embassy saying that I am not already married in Canada. Luckily I found a law firm in Osaka that has someone who speaks english. It will be an interesting proccess to go through.

Otherwise things in Japan are a bit slow. I have stopped taking my course here and focused on finding work. I had one offer to teach english for good pay but I had to commit to 2-3 years. I have emailed some professors here but no response. I am thinking of sending my Resume to the big companies but I need to convert it to Japanese first (currently what I am working on). Speaking of Japanese, my ability has improved, but still a long way to go. I am finding it very interesting learning the kanji (chinese characters) since each kanji can be thought of as a picture and learning how that picture translates into the kanji's meaning gives insight into the culture.

Anyway it is looking like it will be a very exciting 2010, and I will do my best to keep up the posts.