I applied for the job and as they say, the rest is herstory. I was hired the same day I applied and they asked me to start work on March 4th. Now, I’m going home during summer vacation in July/August and I can’t wait! This is the longest time I’ve been out of the USA but I’m not terribly homesick. Of course I miss certain things but I can hold out till the summer.
I did manage to go on a mini-vacation to Japan in March. I had to get a new work visa for my job and did the infamous visa run to Fukuoka. However, my visa run lasted a bit longer (8 days) than most due to some complications with immigration. But I got to see Fukuoka, Osaka and Kyoto which was really cool. Here are some photos of my trip and I’m so happy to know that someone looks in on this blog every once in awhile!
Shinkansen
A row of bikes in Fukuoka
A canal in Kyoto
East meets West
On the way to a temple
Kiyomizudera Temple
Pagoda
View from the top
So peaceful. The temple is in Kyoto
Pond view of the pagoda
I love this shot!
Leaving the temple
Next up, the streets of Osaka
I had to run to get this shot!
Dontcha just love the colors
The cutest McDonald's I've ever seen
I went to the mall; isn't this cool?
Love the photos, am looking forward to photos of Seoul!
Are you going to be working in Japan or Korea?
Oh I currently work in Seoul, Korea. I’ve been here for about 14 months; I just had to go to Japan to get a new work visa for Korea.
I took a peak at your blog and noticed you’re from Australia. I’ve always wanted to visit b/c it seems like such a beautiful place.
Shauente
If you liked it (Kyoto) now, you should definitely come back in the fall when the leaves have all changed-Kyomizudera especially is quite beautiful. Also did you get a chance to do purikura (the photo booths)? That’s so much fun too!
Cool, thanks for the suggestion. Although, Japan is so expensive, I probably won’t make it back there until next year. No, I didn’t to go to any purikura’s but I’ve gone to photo booths here in Seoul and I assume it’s pretty similar.