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(10) Wed Feb 23 10:46:45 MST Job Interviews: Louise and I got an email yesterday that was from a certain Anne-Marie who is a recruiter for an English school out in Japan. We have been applying for work there and she is getting back with us about times for interviews.
Here’s the situation: Louise wants to go to this training program at the school of the blind at Louisiana State University, but that program is for 5-6 months. The English school will be looking for people to teach in August, and there might be a chance for flexibility but we don’t know exactly how much of a chance. The training program costs $20,000 and we could get funding here in Utah, but it might be more difficult to get funding for the program in Texas after we move there.
I also have Medical School Interviews in August through October, and being in Japan will make it inconvenient to fly back and forth to and from Japan, but not impossible. We would like to go to Japan, but we will see if this all pans out the way we want it. Ideally we would go from October to July.
These are exciting plans for us. We have a little bit of time before we start really getting into work and family, and I think that taking this little bit of time to work in Japan will be nice for both of us to learn and experience a different culture and identity. Besides, after Louise has had her adventure, maybe I can settle her down and we can start having kids. We are looking at going to the island of Shikoku and our home base will be out of the city of Takamatsu. It is a nice rural area with minimal westernization, I am told. We are interested to see the peace park at Hiroshima as well as the historical parts of Kyoto.
In the end, I figure that we will be plenty well off in the future. I don’t need to rush to be a doctor because it is just as important enjoying the journey as enjoying the destination. Anyway, that is what I tell myself, and being with Louise, I think that is true.
