I survived~ XD I'm pretty proud of this, even though it's not like I planned on running away or anything. By 'I survived,' I mean that I feel like I improved and was able to present a final first lesson demo that I felt pretty good about. I definitely made some mistakes, but I also heard some good things back. ;D
I ate a bit for breakfast, but wasn't feeling my best due to nerves. When we split into groups after the first assembly, I wanted to volunteer to go first, but we went based on where we sat down. It worked out that I went fourth, which was fine because I was able to steal an idea from Nicola based on hers. I think the "ohayo/Ohio" joke Cliff helped me with (ie - came up with for me) went over well. People laughed, so I think the kids will like it. I hope so. I planted the jackalope as planned, but since that's more for the real deal, I was just practicing ignoring it (as I do in the schtick we devised last night).
We got through about seven people and a half people before we had to stop and go down for our health check. <________<## We had to take the urine samples (btw - the guy from the ministry or whatever kept saying 'oorine' which was pretty funny) and turn them in. Then we were weighed, measured (height, waist), and eye checked. I had my blood pressure taken, then some blood taken, then a quick check with a doctor (throat glands and quick chest listen), a hearing check, and EKG, and a chest x-ray. O_o All in just a few minutes because it was like an assembly line. Health checks like this are standard in all school and companies in Japan.
After lunch (sweet potato cut into french-fry shapes, but just boiled as usual over rice), we resumed and finished our demos. Out group was done quite early, so we had some time to go back to our room before the ending wrap-up. After demos of the best lessons (and they were REALLY great!!) from each grade level, the people running the show wrapped it up. Mike read from my pre-training 'homework' when he was finishing (he read a bunch of other bits from other people, but he started with mine). My long-answer about the importance of apologizing in Japan:
"Apologies keep the peace and social balance in Japan. Japanese apologize for everything – things
that are both under their control or not, they apologize and belittle gifts
they are giving, etc. This helps them
keep the playing field level. By humbling yourself, you give the other person control of the situation, making
them feel more comfortable. This also
shows an understanding of their culture and willingness to participate in
it. A little bit of humility goes a long
way!"
I was rather flattered. He even over-looked a huge typo which I fixed before posting here.
I missed the chance to talk to the trainer I wanted to talk to because he had to leave early, but I was able to stop by and thank Cliff for yesterday and promised to tell him how the joke and jackalope go over with the kids. He said he thinks I'll do really well (and it even seemed genuine). TT^TT ~~TOUCHED~~
After that sicko-Niko (I'm sure you'll love reading that I called you that) and I came back to our room to be tired old ladies. I ate the rice out of my bento, but I'm REALLY SICK of boiled veggies. After a bit, we field-tripped to the 7/11, which is further than the Mini-Stop.
I'm really sleepy, so I'm going to cut this off. Tomorrow is the bus trip to Hamamatsu. We have a chartered bus, which should be nice, then branch training begins on Sunday!
Oh, and I found out the guy making the videos in in my branch! XD New goal - try to get him to mention me in a video without knowing that I'm watching them.
TTFN~
2012年3月23日金曜日
2012年3月22日木曜日
Training Day 3
Today was the last day of 'input' and tomorrow is just a full day of us presenting shortened versions of our demo 'intro' lesson. >.< I'm really nervous about executing mine properly, but I like my plan for it! I've had some really good input and feedback from a few of the facilitators, so I think I can do it!!
Umm not a ton to day about today, since we're not allowed to talk about the training. I really like some of the facilitators, and I'm kinda bummed that I won't be working with them in the future because they've got so much to teach (I'm lookin' at you, Cliff)!! My original lesson plan was COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from what I'll be presenting tomorrow. I just have to believe in myself and be happy. The goal is to make it FUN for myself and the students and trick them into learning. XD I'm all for that.
Today's lunch was ratatouille (with Japanese pumpkin in it!) over rice (of course) and dinner was veggies again... with rice. <_< I'm getting REALLY SICK of boiled veggies already. I'd be so much happier if I had even a single packet of soy sauce for the whole thing. Alas~ I'll just have to make sure I get some to have at my apartment.
After lessons today, we had several hours where we had the training building/area to ourselves to practice, practice, practice! The facilitators were around to help, and I REALLY appreciated that. Heck, today alone I came up with almost my entire (revised) presentation because things keep coming up that fast. As Mike said, we're basically getting four years worth of education... education (XD) in four days. It's a lot. It can be overwhelming. But it's a great help and fantastic jumping off point. They've given us tons of resources as well. In addition to a handbook which has sample lessons and worksheets in it, we have access to color printers and means of laminating our flashcards (which most of us had to re-do).
There's a guy trashing the training on YouTube. I kind of can't believe his audacity. I'm pretty sure we can't do that, per contract. I'm wondering if I'm saying too much, and I'm not even saying BAD things! He's going on about the 'public humiliation' and 'scare tactics.' I have news for you, Mister! Humiliation IS public in Japan. And they were TOLD not to be late. Sure, we're all on edge, afraid we'll be called on, but having to present is just practice for the real deal! If we're never made to feel nervous or embarrassed here, how are we going to know how to deal with it when it happens in the classroom?! It almost certainly WILL happen in the classroom. My advice to you, Sir, if you happen to catch wind of my blog, is to GO HOME. If you can't take the heat, get the heck out of the kitchen. No one will miss you. There are alternates who are here WAITING for a chance to be in the shoes of someone with a placement. They're in the wings waiting eagerly for something that you're just hating on. You're talking about negative energy, but there's too much of it coming from you!! >.<##
Moving on to happier things, have a couple of pictures!
Nicola and I enjoying some ice cream in our room tonight:
Umm not a ton to day about today, since we're not allowed to talk about the training. I really like some of the facilitators, and I'm kinda bummed that I won't be working with them in the future because they've got so much to teach (I'm lookin' at you, Cliff)!! My original lesson plan was COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from what I'll be presenting tomorrow. I just have to believe in myself and be happy. The goal is to make it FUN for myself and the students and trick them into learning. XD I'm all for that.
Today's lunch was ratatouille (with Japanese pumpkin in it!) over rice (of course) and dinner was veggies again... with rice. <_< I'm getting REALLY SICK of boiled veggies already. I'd be so much happier if I had even a single packet of soy sauce for the whole thing. Alas~ I'll just have to make sure I get some to have at my apartment.
After lessons today, we had several hours where we had the training building/area to ourselves to practice, practice, practice! The facilitators were around to help, and I REALLY appreciated that. Heck, today alone I came up with almost my entire (revised) presentation because things keep coming up that fast. As Mike said, we're basically getting four years worth of education... education (XD) in four days. It's a lot. It can be overwhelming. But it's a great help and fantastic jumping off point. They've given us tons of resources as well. In addition to a handbook which has sample lessons and worksheets in it, we have access to color printers and means of laminating our flashcards (which most of us had to re-do).
There's a guy trashing the training on YouTube. I kind of can't believe his audacity. I'm pretty sure we can't do that, per contract. I'm wondering if I'm saying too much, and I'm not even saying BAD things! He's going on about the 'public humiliation' and 'scare tactics.' I have news for you, Mister! Humiliation IS public in Japan. And they were TOLD not to be late. Sure, we're all on edge, afraid we'll be called on, but having to present is just practice for the real deal! If we're never made to feel nervous or embarrassed here, how are we going to know how to deal with it when it happens in the classroom?! It almost certainly WILL happen in the classroom. My advice to you, Sir, if you happen to catch wind of my blog, is to GO HOME. If you can't take the heat, get the heck out of the kitchen. No one will miss you. There are alternates who are here WAITING for a chance to be in the shoes of someone with a placement. They're in the wings waiting eagerly for something that you're just hating on. You're talking about negative energy, but there's too much of it coming from you!! >.<##
Moving on to happier things, have a couple of pictures!
Nicola and I enjoying some ice cream in our room tonight:
Clearly working hard on our presentations.
And for the Tiger&Bunny fans in the audience:
I don't know why it isn't the proper orientation, but whatever. Pepsi Nex. Tastes gross.
I've now done my part to help Pepsi decide that T&B was a good product placement idea and they should help fund more T&B stuff. XD
Now I should hit the hay. Nicola already turned off her light. We're getting up at 6:30 again (it;s almost midnight now). Other than the demo lesson, things I'm not looking forward to are: my medical test, and the urine drug test (The test is called the "Pee Pole"... how cute..... >.<#####).
G'night~
2012年3月21日水曜日
Training Days 1 & 2
Breakfast here is pretty nice. It's actually my favorite meal of the day. The hotel has a really nifty continental breakfast of Japanese food (like onigiri and potato salad and miso soup) and western food (sausages, scrambled eggs, orange juice). We just mingle together (there's 300+ of us, in case I didn't mention). It's fun to sit next to someone new each time and just chat - find out where everyone's from, what branch they're with (I'm Hamamatsu branch) and what grade levels they're teaching.
On the subject of grade levels, I kinda bummed that I'm not teaching elementary school like I was told when I was placed. They said I'd be doing both elementary school and junior high, but apparently, it's just junior high. :< It helps to know that, though, because for some of the training, we're split up my grade level. Some people actually ARE teaching multiple levels, and they have a hard time figuring out which to go to.
Training is split into multiple sections through the day with several little breaks (so you can potty, stretch your legs, get a drink) and longer breaks for lunch. For lunch, we have bento (from 7-11 for the people with the standard meal plan and somewhere else for the veggies like me). So far, I've found the bento... not awesome. <_< The first day (for lunch), it was stir-fried veggies over a bit of lettuce over rice. Today it was sliced (boiled?) veggies (over rice, of course) with a green tea salt powder you sprinkled over it. It was weird, but not bad. Last night's dinner, I wasn't a big fan of, but it's okay because I wasn't all that hungry. For some reason, they seem to feel the need to mix red beans in with the rice for the vegetarians... and there were some weird veggies (I already forget). Tonight it was a better assortment of the veggies, including a neat little bundle of veggies in a 'bag' made of fried tofu. ...did I mention these are usually cold by the time we get them? Yeah... So the non-veggies are eating cold friend chicken and stuff like that. XD
Last night after dinner, Nicola (roomie) and I went to the Mini Mart for some dinner supplements, but I just ended up with a chocolate bar because I didn't want to spend too much. It's not a bad walk unless you're in high heels. And in the dark. <_< I learned that from experience.
My real downfall are the beverage vending machines!! I SWEARRRR I'll limit myself to one per day, but I LOVE BOSS coffee. LOVE IT. And of course, since this is Japan, it comes out of the vending machine and the can is hot! Fantastic~~ <3 I've been getting one during the first morning break. I think that's a good time for it.
Training, like I said before, is a contractually obligated secret. Well, a lot of the techniques and stuff (they say) are unique to Interac. Since I already signed my contract, I can't talk too much about training. But I'll say a bit about the people and general ideas.
One of the trainers - Cedric - is a real tough cookie. His motto seems to be 'tough love.' He's extremely strict, but makes good points. He doesn't have many fans, I think. I generally like him, and I'm sure he's a great teacher, but I haven't been on the receiving end of his corrections yet, so we'll see. >.< HE WORE THE MOST AWESOME SHIRT yesterday, btw. It was a purple wide pinstripe on white but the collar was white at the edge, purple at the top, and a black strip about 1/2" wide between them. The cuffs matched. *A* I wanted to see how it was done, but I didn't want to ask. >.< It was totally awesome and I sketched it down. Today he wasn't nearly as snappy - just a brown and white pinstripe with complementary brown pinstripe pants. :<
I'm having trouble with some things in training - confidence, remembering what I'm talking about, posture, praising enough, using filler words, etc. Other things I'm doing well with - positive attitude, smile... that might be it. >.< I did well on my first graded presentation, but rather bombed the second one. Alas. I WILL STRIVE TO IMPROVE! (I knew I did poorly on the second one before I saw the results).
Training yesterday ran from 8:25am to 7:00pm, then dinner, then supplementary lessons. Today it ran from 9:00 (optional lesson at 8:25) to only 6:00pm, but I attended supplemental lessons until 8:00, and then there was another hour where they didn't really pertain to me, so I came back here for this.
I got Nicola to watch part of Sengoku BASARA ep. 1. She didn't like it, I'm sorry to report. :< Well, the first episode is a bit boring. IDK. Maybe the whole thing is boring and I just fell in love with the characters.
My jackalope plush is VERY popular!! People have been asking me what it is, and I get to explain. I've had a ton of Brits and some other people convinced it was real, which is excellent because that means it should be easy to convince my students that it's real. XD
The beds in the room here are HARD and the pillows... are weird. They're like a normal western pillow on top, but a Japanese barley pillow on the bottom. Unfortunately, once you put your head imprint in them for the night, it kinda stays there. >.< I haven't been sleeping well, but I'm not sure if that's me worrying that Cedrice is going to call on me and rip my first lesson to shreds, or if it's the bed. Speaking of first lesson, I made my flash cards incorrectly. They should be one large picture which takes up the whole page. I'm by far not the only person who got this wrong. At least I had the size of the paper correct, so I can use some of them.
We're leaving for our branches for further training on Saturday. The Hamamatsu branch chartered a bus, so we'll be taking a leisurely (5-6 hour) trip, but it should be fun. Three days of training in Hamamatsu follow that, then we're sent off to our locations. According to my contract, I'll start in the classroom on the 9th of April, so I'll have plenty of time to settle in to my apartment and practice, practice, practice! I need to practive my presentation, posture, etc. I need to re-learn how to write a certain way so I don't confuse the kids when I'm writing on the chalkboard! So much to work on!
Uhh That's all I can think of off the top of my head, so I'm going to sleep! I woke up at 5 this morning because I just couldn't sleep. >.<
There are still two more days of training.
On the subject of grade levels, I kinda bummed that I'm not teaching elementary school like I was told when I was placed. They said I'd be doing both elementary school and junior high, but apparently, it's just junior high. :< It helps to know that, though, because for some of the training, we're split up my grade level. Some people actually ARE teaching multiple levels, and they have a hard time figuring out which to go to.
Training is split into multiple sections through the day with several little breaks (so you can potty, stretch your legs, get a drink) and longer breaks for lunch. For lunch, we have bento (from 7-11 for the people with the standard meal plan and somewhere else for the veggies like me). So far, I've found the bento... not awesome. <_< The first day (for lunch), it was stir-fried veggies over a bit of lettuce over rice. Today it was sliced (boiled?) veggies (over rice, of course) with a green tea salt powder you sprinkled over it. It was weird, but not bad. Last night's dinner, I wasn't a big fan of, but it's okay because I wasn't all that hungry. For some reason, they seem to feel the need to mix red beans in with the rice for the vegetarians... and there were some weird veggies (I already forget). Tonight it was a better assortment of the veggies, including a neat little bundle of veggies in a 'bag' made of fried tofu. ...did I mention these are usually cold by the time we get them? Yeah... So the non-veggies are eating cold friend chicken and stuff like that. XD
Last night after dinner, Nicola (roomie) and I went to the Mini Mart for some dinner supplements, but I just ended up with a chocolate bar because I didn't want to spend too much. It's not a bad walk unless you're in high heels. And in the dark. <_< I learned that from experience.
My real downfall are the beverage vending machines!! I SWEARRRR I'll limit myself to one per day, but I LOVE BOSS coffee. LOVE IT. And of course, since this is Japan, it comes out of the vending machine and the can is hot! Fantastic~~ <3 I've been getting one during the first morning break. I think that's a good time for it.
Training, like I said before, is a contractually obligated secret. Well, a lot of the techniques and stuff (they say) are unique to Interac. Since I already signed my contract, I can't talk too much about training. But I'll say a bit about the people and general ideas.
One of the trainers - Cedric - is a real tough cookie. His motto seems to be 'tough love.' He's extremely strict, but makes good points. He doesn't have many fans, I think. I generally like him, and I'm sure he's a great teacher, but I haven't been on the receiving end of his corrections yet, so we'll see. >.< HE WORE THE MOST AWESOME SHIRT yesterday, btw. It was a purple wide pinstripe on white but the collar was white at the edge, purple at the top, and a black strip about 1/2" wide between them. The cuffs matched. *A* I wanted to see how it was done, but I didn't want to ask. >.< It was totally awesome and I sketched it down. Today he wasn't nearly as snappy - just a brown and white pinstripe with complementary brown pinstripe pants. :<
I'm having trouble with some things in training - confidence, remembering what I'm talking about, posture, praising enough, using filler words, etc. Other things I'm doing well with - positive attitude, smile... that might be it. >.< I did well on my first graded presentation, but rather bombed the second one. Alas. I WILL STRIVE TO IMPROVE! (I knew I did poorly on the second one before I saw the results).
Training yesterday ran from 8:25am to 7:00pm, then dinner, then supplementary lessons. Today it ran from 9:00 (optional lesson at 8:25) to only 6:00pm, but I attended supplemental lessons until 8:00, and then there was another hour where they didn't really pertain to me, so I came back here for this.
I got Nicola to watch part of Sengoku BASARA ep. 1. She didn't like it, I'm sorry to report. :< Well, the first episode is a bit boring. IDK. Maybe the whole thing is boring and I just fell in love with the characters.
My jackalope plush is VERY popular!! People have been asking me what it is, and I get to explain. I've had a ton of Brits and some other people convinced it was real, which is excellent because that means it should be easy to convince my students that it's real. XD
The beds in the room here are HARD and the pillows... are weird. They're like a normal western pillow on top, but a Japanese barley pillow on the bottom. Unfortunately, once you put your head imprint in them for the night, it kinda stays there. >.< I haven't been sleeping well, but I'm not sure if that's me worrying that Cedrice is going to call on me and rip my first lesson to shreds, or if it's the bed. Speaking of first lesson, I made my flash cards incorrectly. They should be one large picture which takes up the whole page. I'm by far not the only person who got this wrong. At least I had the size of the paper correct, so I can use some of them.
We're leaving for our branches for further training on Saturday. The Hamamatsu branch chartered a bus, so we'll be taking a leisurely (5-6 hour) trip, but it should be fun. Three days of training in Hamamatsu follow that, then we're sent off to our locations. According to my contract, I'll start in the classroom on the 9th of April, so I'll have plenty of time to settle in to my apartment and practice, practice, practice! I need to practive my presentation, posture, etc. I need to re-learn how to write a certain way so I don't confuse the kids when I'm writing on the chalkboard! So much to work on!
Uhh That's all I can think of off the top of my head, so I'm going to sleep! I woke up at 5 this morning because I just couldn't sleep. >.<
There are still two more days of training.
2012年3月20日火曜日
Arrival in Japan
Hello from Japan! I'm going to attempt to keep a blog about my time in Japan, so we'll see how it goes. ^_~ I'll try to add in pictures once I start taking them.
Departure for a whole new world:
I got up at 5am after sleeping fewer than six hours. //orz We drove to Dayton and my head was still totally in a bubble. Honestly, even at this point it's still hard to comprehend that I'm in Japan because we're kind of isolated, but I'll get to that in a few minutes.
At the airport, I super lucked out and didn't have to pay for my second checked bag. Thank you, check-in lady! <3 I said my goodbyes to my family and made my way through security. The flight to Chicago wasn't bad at all. I sad next to a nice Englishman and chatted the whole way there.
At O'Hare, I met up with Lauren, and we got breakfast together and made it to our next flight with no trouble. The flight to LA didn't go as quickly as I'd have liked. I only managed to sleep for about 45 minutes. :< The guy next to me was asleep before take-off and only woke up to go to the bathroom once and then back to sleep until we landed! o_o Pro.
We landed at LAX and found our way to the next gate. We bought WAY-OVER-PRICED sandwiches at a place that didn't have a vegetarian soup or sandwich (IN CALIFORNIA?!?!) so I was stuck with tuna. D: Over at the terminal area, we sat on the floor and ate them and made friends with Alex, who we discovered is also with Interac. I tried to argue with the guy at the ticket counter when I realized that Lauren and I weren't next to each other like we were supposed to be, but to no avail, so we were 20 rows apart.
My seat wasn't bad in that I was right behind business class, so I had lots of leg room and I like having personal screens (the movie selection was boss), but being next to someone you don't know and being on the aisle makes it harder to sleep (at least for me) because you don't want to get too close to the other person. he snored when he slept, but I was fidgety, so I guess I got back him in terms of annoyance. <_< I have a huge bone to pick with United over the fact that they didn't have my vegetarian meal. The poor flight attendant. I know it wasn't his fault and he did the best he could, but he eventually came back (after saying there were only two veg. meals on the flight and they'd been given out) with someone else who said that they stopped with the veg. meals on March 3rd or something. Well, I selected the vegetarian option when booking my flight and they didn't alert me as to this change or anything. >.<#### I ended up eating the sides that came with the standard meal and then the flight attendant brought me some left-over cheese, crackers, and grapes from first/business class.
A million years later, the flight ended and we got in about half an hour late. D: I only slept about two hours on that flight. >.< We through customs and I got the baggage claim (after waiting at two incorrect ones) just in time to get my bags which were being pulled off by attendants. One of the feet on my red suitcase took a beating and is broken. D: I got the third degree in customs because I didn't have a phone number or address listed for where I would be staying. NO ONE ELSE GOT THIS. Apparently, I should have been in ANY OTHER LINE. Oops. I got through in the end, after a lecture.
I met up with the Interac rep. and changed some money. They had to e-mail AmEx about the $500 checks, which took a minute, but they went through juuust fine in the end. The way I read the chart, there were different exchange rates for cash and travelers checks. The cash rate was lower. Weird. I'm not sure why.
We got the bus to the hotel and went through about four hours of orientation and waiting for orientation. >.< Lots of steps. I'm sure it would have been a lot faster if 200 of us hadn't come in at once and flooded the area. I finally got to my room at 11pm on Monday. EXHAUSTINGGGGGGG. The hotel is near the airport, but kind of in the middle of nowhere, so we're a bit isolated. there's a Mini-Stop and 7/11 which are walkable.
I have a roommate while I'm at training. Her name is (Doctor) Nicola (XP) and she's from England. :>
Ummm I'll write a bit about training tomorrow, but they're a bit secretive, so I can only tell so much. XD
Departure for a whole new world:
I got up at 5am after sleeping fewer than six hours. //orz We drove to Dayton and my head was still totally in a bubble. Honestly, even at this point it's still hard to comprehend that I'm in Japan because we're kind of isolated, but I'll get to that in a few minutes.
At the airport, I super lucked out and didn't have to pay for my second checked bag. Thank you, check-in lady! <3 I said my goodbyes to my family and made my way through security. The flight to Chicago wasn't bad at all. I sad next to a nice Englishman and chatted the whole way there.
At O'Hare, I met up with Lauren, and we got breakfast together and made it to our next flight with no trouble. The flight to LA didn't go as quickly as I'd have liked. I only managed to sleep for about 45 minutes. :< The guy next to me was asleep before take-off and only woke up to go to the bathroom once and then back to sleep until we landed! o_o Pro.
We landed at LAX and found our way to the next gate. We bought WAY-OVER-PRICED sandwiches at a place that didn't have a vegetarian soup or sandwich (IN CALIFORNIA?!?!) so I was stuck with tuna. D: Over at the terminal area, we sat on the floor and ate them and made friends with Alex, who we discovered is also with Interac. I tried to argue with the guy at the ticket counter when I realized that Lauren and I weren't next to each other like we were supposed to be, but to no avail, so we were 20 rows apart.
My seat wasn't bad in that I was right behind business class, so I had lots of leg room and I like having personal screens (the movie selection was boss), but being next to someone you don't know and being on the aisle makes it harder to sleep (at least for me) because you don't want to get too close to the other person. he snored when he slept, but I was fidgety, so I guess I got back him in terms of annoyance. <_< I have a huge bone to pick with United over the fact that they didn't have my vegetarian meal. The poor flight attendant. I know it wasn't his fault and he did the best he could, but he eventually came back (after saying there were only two veg. meals on the flight and they'd been given out) with someone else who said that they stopped with the veg. meals on March 3rd or something. Well, I selected the vegetarian option when booking my flight and they didn't alert me as to this change or anything. >.<#### I ended up eating the sides that came with the standard meal and then the flight attendant brought me some left-over cheese, crackers, and grapes from first/business class.
A million years later, the flight ended and we got in about half an hour late. D: I only slept about two hours on that flight. >.< We through customs and I got the baggage claim (after waiting at two incorrect ones) just in time to get my bags which were being pulled off by attendants. One of the feet on my red suitcase took a beating and is broken. D: I got the third degree in customs because I didn't have a phone number or address listed for where I would be staying. NO ONE ELSE GOT THIS. Apparently, I should have been in ANY OTHER LINE. Oops. I got through in the end, after a lecture.
I met up with the Interac rep. and changed some money. They had to e-mail AmEx about the $500 checks, which took a minute, but they went through juuust fine in the end. The way I read the chart, there were different exchange rates for cash and travelers checks. The cash rate was lower. Weird. I'm not sure why.
We got the bus to the hotel and went through about four hours of orientation and waiting for orientation. >.< Lots of steps. I'm sure it would have been a lot faster if 200 of us hadn't come in at once and flooded the area. I finally got to my room at 11pm on Monday. EXHAUSTINGGGGGGG. The hotel is near the airport, but kind of in the middle of nowhere, so we're a bit isolated. there's a Mini-Stop and 7/11 which are walkable.
I have a roommate while I'm at training. Her name is (Doctor) Nicola (XP) and she's from England. :>
Ummm I'll write a bit about training tomorrow, but they're a bit secretive, so I can only tell so much. XD
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