It's hard to believe that it was almost three years ago that I started my first blog before my departure to London. And here I am, a month away from embarking on a new adventure! I'm now in the final stretch of preparations for my move to Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. I will be leaving Canada on May 5th and flying to Osaka, via Beijing.With many flights across the Altantic under my belt, I'm excited to be venturing across the Pacific for the first time. I'm feeling a sense of deja vu as I'm currently in the process of applying for visas, buying plane tickets and researching my new home. One thing that is definitely different than my preparations for London is the process of learning a new language. Despite learning languages in school and during my time in Bolivia, I have to say that Japanese is a very different language from any I have encountered. I know that this is going to be a more challenging adjustment in a lot of ways than moving to London. In a strange way that makes me even more excited to be taking this leap into a new world of language, culture and work.
With the terrible aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the related nuclear troubles, I have been answering lots of questions about where I will be moving to. As I mentioned already, the city I will be living in is called Akashi and it's located in Hyogo Prefecture. It is on the main island of Honshu and the closest large city is Kobe. Akashi is south-west of Osaka, and is was not affected by the March 11 earthquake or tsunami, and has not been affected thus far by the nuclear problems. In Akashi, I will be teaching English at a private school to children, college students, and adults.
With a brand new endeavour I thought it appropriate to start a brand new blog to share the stories of my experiences to come.
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