Poor Japan. What an extremely unfortunate week this has been. According to JapanToday.com, the death/missing person tolls are above 10,000. Whoa. The nuclear reactors are now releasing 4,000 millisierverts of radiation within a 20 mile radius, and 1,000 millisierverts are said to increase the likelihood of deadly cancer by 5%.
I looked up South Korea's radiation levels, and it seems like (because of the direction of the winds) they are unaffected thus far. Here is a news article to help ease your mind. I am going to have a serious discussion with Paul tonight about the possibility that Japan is just not going to work. I want to be with him for a long, long time...and not die of cancer in our forties!
Right now, I would love to either go to South Korea now, or go to Chile first and then go to Asia when things calm down. Either way, we are both set on traveling and living abroad by the time 2012 rolls around!
My thoughts and prayers are with Japan. I really hope they will recover from this tragedy soon. MUCH LOVE NIPPON!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Waiting...
Paul had his JET interview on the 17th of February. This isn't his first time getting an interview. Last time he was put on the "alternate" list which basically means "you're good, but not AS good as the peeps we want to employ". He feels a lot better about this interview so our fingers are crossed!
I must be a lot more nervous than he about the outcome, because I had a moving dream the other night where we both rented uHauls, left our apartments, and realized we had no where to stay. I'm sure the actual transition to a foreign country will be organized and exciting, and won't involve uHauls (can't drive one of them to Japan!).
I'm most likely going to wait until October or November before I move, regardless of whether Paul gets JET or not. If he gets JET, he will be leaving July 23rd (yes, that is one day before my 25th birthday....*tear*).
I'm just sitting and waiting right now, and very antsy to know what our next move is. I can't wait to actually get there and make this blog VERY exciting for all of you. I know it's fun reading about my nervous uHaul dreams and plans for applying for jobs and all...but won't pictures of Japan and stories of karaoke outings be just a little better??
Ciao for now!
I must be a lot more nervous than he about the outcome, because I had a moving dream the other night where we both rented uHauls, left our apartments, and realized we had no where to stay. I'm sure the actual transition to a foreign country will be organized and exciting, and won't involve uHauls (can't drive one of them to Japan!).
I'm most likely going to wait until October or November before I move, regardless of whether Paul gets JET or not. If he gets JET, he will be leaving July 23rd (yes, that is one day before my 25th birthday....*tear*).
I'm just sitting and waiting right now, and very antsy to know what our next move is. I can't wait to actually get there and make this blog VERY exciting for all of you. I know it's fun reading about my nervous uHaul dreams and plans for applying for jobs and all...but won't pictures of Japan and stories of karaoke outings be just a little better??
Ciao for now!
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