When it Rains it Pours
The weather in Kochi prefecture involves a lot of rain. Mild winters (by Canadian standards) but a ridiculous amount of rain. Way too much rain. But interspersed between these rainy days are gorgeous sunny ones and sometimes days where the temperature reaches 20 degrees. It almost makes those rainy days worth it.
The weather has become a metaphor for my life these days.
Sunny - I got invited on a trip with my Junior High school to go to Kagawa, Okayama and Kochi for the weekend. Shopping, parties and staying in a ryokan!
Rain - The Thursday before this was slated to happen I developed a leak in my ceiling. When I reached up to poke that leak...a hole opened up in my ceiling and dropped a bucketful of water down upon me and my kitchen.
Sunny - My landlord speaks English (thank GOD) and I was able to call her. She came, took a look and apologized profusely. She called in for repairs and they said they could come straight away...on Saturday. Thankfully a good friend agreed to house sit for me and wait for the repair people. The leak got fixed within the day and by my return Sunday night it was all fixed.
(The issue was with the hot water pipe in my kitchen. It had become cracked due to being old and also the abnormally cold winter this year. It had been leaking slowly but for a while.)
Sunny - On Monday I used Transferwise to send my first money transfer back to Canada. It arrived within 2 days with only a $30 fee total. That includes fees from my banks in Japan and in Canada. I was very impressed and the exchange rate was exceptional.
Rainy - My bank card has stopped working. Demagnetized or something. I returned to an atm on Thursday and the machine simply won't read my card. To make matters worse the bank is about a 20-30 minute walk from my home. Not that it matters...bank hours are from 9:00 - 15:00. I work 8:30 - 4:30. What is a girl to do??
Sunny - Graduation is this Sunday and that means I get Monday off work as a lieu day! PERFECT! I can go then!
Rainy - I don't speak Japanese. I contacted one of the women from City Hall and she offered to go with me but...Monday she can't. Of course she can't. I'm floundering here.
Sunny - I messaged one of my Japanese English teachers who lives near to me and pleaded for help. She's agreed to come with me. One of my ALT coworkers also said he might be able to get out of some classes Monday morning to help me translate. I also have enough money for the weekend.
So yes, that's my life these days. Definitely some downs but at the same time...things seem to be looking up. I'm so lucky to have people around me ready and willing to help. I'll have to repay my JTE with lunch or something to show my thanks.
The weather has become a metaphor for my life these days.
Sunny - I got invited on a trip with my Junior High school to go to Kagawa, Okayama and Kochi for the weekend. Shopping, parties and staying in a ryokan!
Rain - The Thursday before this was slated to happen I developed a leak in my ceiling. When I reached up to poke that leak...a hole opened up in my ceiling and dropped a bucketful of water down upon me and my kitchen.
Sunny - My landlord speaks English (thank GOD) and I was able to call her. She came, took a look and apologized profusely. She called in for repairs and they said they could come straight away...on Saturday. Thankfully a good friend agreed to house sit for me and wait for the repair people. The leak got fixed within the day and by my return Sunday night it was all fixed.
(The issue was with the hot water pipe in my kitchen. It had become cracked due to being old and also the abnormally cold winter this year. It had been leaking slowly but for a while.)
Sunny - On Monday I used Transferwise to send my first money transfer back to Canada. It arrived within 2 days with only a $30 fee total. That includes fees from my banks in Japan and in Canada. I was very impressed and the exchange rate was exceptional.
Rainy - My bank card has stopped working. Demagnetized or something. I returned to an atm on Thursday and the machine simply won't read my card. To make matters worse the bank is about a 20-30 minute walk from my home. Not that it matters...bank hours are from 9:00 - 15:00. I work 8:30 - 4:30. What is a girl to do??
Sunny - Graduation is this Sunday and that means I get Monday off work as a lieu day! PERFECT! I can go then!
Rainy - I don't speak Japanese. I contacted one of the women from City Hall and she offered to go with me but...Monday she can't. Of course she can't. I'm floundering here.
Sunny - I messaged one of my Japanese English teachers who lives near to me and pleaded for help. She's agreed to come with me. One of my ALT coworkers also said he might be able to get out of some classes Monday morning to help me translate. I also have enough money for the weekend.
So yes, that's my life these days. Definitely some downs but at the same time...things seem to be looking up. I'm so lucky to have people around me ready and willing to help. I'll have to repay my JTE with lunch or something to show my thanks.
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