I have been in Japan for nearly two years, taken 11 gigabytes worth of pictures, and have actually post about 20 of them on my website. Ah, the diary of a procrastinator. However, I’m a big believer in “Better Late than Never” so starting now I’ll be posting pictures chronicling my time here in Japan. No better place to start than at the beginning – when I first arrived in Japan and at my new home.
It was late August and the weather was hot hot hot. I think the first few days for any new ALT in Japan is a blur, and mines not much different. It didn’t help that I had barely heard from my predecessor and had no idea what my town or living conditions would be like. The two days in Tokyo flew by (with the help of karaoke and drinks with a group of rowdy Aussies) and suddenly I was being picked up at the prefectural offices by my supervisor (who speaks no English) and my ALT co-worker. We drove to my new town where I sign up for my Alien Registration Card (Gaijin Card), a bank account and other assorted things. Then we go to my new place . . . which was huge (for Japan) and half as much in rent as I thought it was going to be. Not a bad first few days in Japan.
