It was pointed out to me recently that life on the JET program is about constantly living in the future, counting down to upcoming events and ticking the days off until the next big adventure with glee. I have to admit, a lot of the time, this is completely true. Rather than living content in the present, I often find myself casting my mind ahead to the weekend, holiday plans, my next pay-check... So, here is my top ten list of things I'm most excited for as of today, in no particular order:
1) In Golden Week, my Mum and my stepdad Mark will be coming to Japan for a holiday/visit. I've been booking flights, accommodation, entertainment tickets etc for months now and with only a couple of weeks until they finally touch down, I am beyond excited! Trip highlights will include a Hanshin Tigers baseball game at Koshien stadium, a Kobe beef lunch, bringing them to school, taking a trip to Disneyland and the chance to get dressed up as maiko (Japanese geisha-in-training) and have our pictures taken.
2) Getting home to Aust and buying myself a super-comfy queen-sized bed! And an office-worthy coffee machine. Yum.
3) The weekend!
4) Teaching classes again next week after a 3-week hiatus due to closing ceremonies, school holidays, opening ceremonies etc.
5) The Tokushima AJET annual Touch Rugby Tournament in May. It's a good chance to catch up with JETs from all over Shikoku and indeed Japan, to play some sport and eat some BBQ food and generally just drink/socialise all weekend long.
6) Warm weather, hopefully not too far away!
7) An upcoming trip to Taipei that I have planned with the boy. Holidays FTW.
8) The Tokushima Black Tie Ball. Last year my friend Lisa and I organised this gala event and though I've passed the reins off to a fellow JET this year, I'm still pretty excited to don a fancy frock and swan around a classy hotel with my friends.
9) The Chinese F1 on this Sunday!
10) An early payday next Friday. Getting paid monthly sucks yo!
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