The Countdowns Are On!

Well, The resignation papers are being turned in tomorrow. I couldn't be more excited. My last real day of work is going to be on the 17th. That means I have a month of working in that hellhole until I'm gone. I'm going to miss the kids there, and the biggest disappointment is that they are mostly pretty good kids, and if I had free reign with what I could do, I'm sure they would learn a hell of a lot, but the limitations they place on us are just too high. I was telling Tatsuya the other night that I don't like the company because many people assume that people who are taking lessons with a school like us aren't expecting real results, which is B.S. to say the least. many students, adults and children, are there because they have goals, or because they really have no other exciting things to look forward to in their days, which is why it pisses me off so much that everyone else seems fine with just playing by the rules and giving shitty lessons. It's just bad treatment of a paying customer, not to mention the fact that it's perverting one of the most crucial relationships in people's lives - that between a teacher and a student. Like I said, 31 more days... and I just counted 25 working days, so now I have that do countdown from as well.



On another, more important clock, I only have 48 days and change until I'm in Mexico, and that's the only thing pulling me through this job right now. Many of Christian's family has been telling her they're going to be giving us different things like a coffee maker, dishes, and pans as wedding presents, which sounds really cool. Being with her has really given me a new definition of family. My family has always been rather chaotic. I love them and wouldn't change them, but being around such a big family and seeing how so many of them get along so well has been something that brought me closer to Christian and to my own family as well. All the kids and relatives made me feel really welcomed and loved last time I was down there, and that's pne of the biggest reasons I can't wait to get back there. I also like feeling important and helpful when I'm with them, even if I suck at speaking spanish, I still feel like part of the family.

I'm also really excited about having a home in Mexico with Christian. Other places just don't feel like home without her being there. It's also going to be nice having a place in an exotic place to invite friends and family to visit. I don't think the distance is too bad, especially to what it feels like being over in Japan - cut off from everything. I've been looking at the different tickets for flying to tournaments and stuff from Mexico, and it really feels nice to be planning out everything for me being down there. So, if anyone is looking to come down and hang out in mexico, let me know!

Tatsuya e-mailed me the photo we took when I met his family the other night, which was really cool. His family was really great, and he also has a nice girlfriend, Hiromi, who is half Argentinian. It's nice to see someone else being as lucky as I am, and I guess it goes to show that smart guys realize that Latin girls are where it's at. I figured it out almost 2 years ago, but I guess I'm just ahead of the curve.



Well, and last but not least, check out the counter that will now be added to the end of almost every post... The countdown to when I'm finally in Mexico.