Soon we are off

Well, I wanted to do this, so now I am;

Ta da, Rick's Japan blog.

For those unaware of what the deal is, I was lucky enough to be accepted into the JET program and will soon be teaching/ALTing in Japan. From July 30th, 2006 to July 30th, 2007 I'll be working via the Japanese government in Ibaraki-ken. It's about 1 hour North of Tokyo by train. All sorts of exciting. I'm using this to do a couple things;

Update everyone in "Meat-space-America" as to what I am doing.

Log things in here for myself to track my progression in learning about the Japanese culture.

Post Cool Pictures of me being totally awesome, or being an idiot.

Keep in contact with you.

So yeah, there you have it. For now I'm still in prep mode, reviewing my contract, reading JET materials, etc. Sat. is the pre-departure orientation, so I'll let you know how that goes. Other than that, enjoy!

-Me