The Last Entry From A Past Generation

Many things have happened in the past month, but it's all central to getting a new job. The Japanese have an expression that fits my current situation:

一期一会 (Ichi-go Ichi-e)
literally: One Time Period, One Meeting
closest meaning: Once In A Lifetime

So I got a new job. I got this job because I interviewed well, perhaps because I've been teaching students how to interview well over the past 3 years. I got this job because I had the knowledge they needed, which I got from following my interests and hobbies from middle school until today. I got t
his job because I found it online, entirely due to feeling like I needed a life change after travelling with my friend in Malaysia.

After being hired, my company helped me search for an apartment. We looked at a few, but the place I liked was owned by an old man. In Japan this usually means "not foreigner friendly". I think this man was also on the fence about letting me rent from him or not. Well, I closed the deal purely by c
hance! After warming him up through small talk (called "bean grinding" in Japanese) he revieled a shocking truth about his past. He went to Purdue for 6 weeks when he was young!!!

This is amazing because there is a very good chance he saw either my mother or father while there. He's around the same age, and my parents went to Purdue over the course of 6-7 years, split into two periods. Well, instead of telling him that unbelievable story, I explained that my grandparents are
living in Indiana. The look of disbelief on his face was tangible. I swear he thought I was just faking it to get on his good side. Honestly, I was equally shocked. Now he is my landlord. I need to give him some goods from Indiana so he knows I'm not a liar.

To finish, I should explain the title. This is the last entry on this blog from my phone I got 3 years ago. I figured a new job deserves a new phone too. It is my first smartphone (yeah, I am behind) so I am excited to be more up-to-date on everything digital.

Perhaps I will start to twit (twitter) my life.

Alright phone. say your good-byes.

サ‥ヨ‥ウ‥ナ‥ラ

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sent from W-ZERO3

つづく

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伊勢崎(Isesaki)

Here is Isesaki, my new home.
It's very different from Yokohama and Tsurumi. If anything, it is similar to a place like Salem or Medford. Perhaps it was some kind of "fate" for me to return to a simpler city, much like the towns I grew up in.
I am interested to see how the weather will be different out here.

つづく

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