http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Massachusetts , Boston , Jamaica Plain en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:57:59 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:57:59 BST Made it to the appropriate Chicago airport just prior we went back to Timmy O'Toole's. To say the least... amazing I finally got to meet the famous Mo pronounced 'mo' not 'mooo.' While the expectations were high she certainly exceeded them. She is without a doubt articulate an excellent listener with an excellently developed sense of humor. Perhaps among the more amusing moments was making http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-319239.html Here are some pictures of Jamaica Plain Massachusetts at Jamaica Pond. I hope I got this right http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-316016.html I am about to return to Canada. It has been an exciting summer. I will try to post a few pictures.My next trip will be to Innsbruck Austria in September. http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-316009.html Oh my God it's never going to stop snowing I said dully. Tammy and I stared out the kitchendoor window and didn't know what to make of all the powdery white stuff that seemed to be dumping effortlessly from the sky. Our front yard looked like it was covered in marshmallow fluff.We need to make some Irish Coffees and go for a walk in it I said.Tammy looked at me like I had 10 heads.You're http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-277087.html So Unfortunately my certificate of eligability has not arrived in time so I am afraid that my departure to Japan is delayed until it arrives. I am praying that it will arrive at my office in Japan on Monday or Tuesday so I can get it by Friday and leave the following Friday. In other news I have finished all my finals but one which I take in exactly 7 hours from now. I am so happy to be done its http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-60374.html Updated July 31st 2006Ok I have been meaning to update this entry since actually have quite sometime ago found a new roommate named Joszef who seems very nice. So now you can just see pics of the apartment if you want this post is no longer a classified ad looking for potential housemates This is where I live when I'm in Boston. Cute huh http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-58474.html Ok so lots to update. First of all it turns out that two of my host families cancelled on me becuase apparently it's an issue that my internship is paid. I'm not sure why this is a problem but when the host families found out from my work that I was earning a salary they got mad so now I'm stuck having to pay 800 to live in company housing for about amonth during my time there...blech. Personal http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-57439.html So I have Yuna Ito's song Endless Story playing in my head and making me feel rather melancholy...Love love love...Here are the lyrics to endless story.English translation follows the JapaneseIt's a really good song it just makes me sad....TTIf you havenrsquot changed your mind123811240012395123561239012411123751235612424 Tonight24375123641242712371 http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-54122.html This entry is dedicated to my good friends Kazukichi and YoshikunThese guys are my senpai oniichan sensei and ichiban yokata tomodachitachi. For those of you who don't speak Japanese that means they are my seniors older brothers teachers and the best friends They are always taking case of me their troublesome imouto. little sister If it weren't for them I wouldn't know any Japanese and http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-53882.html So I leave officially 5 weeks from today Yesterday I found someone to sublet my apartment for the summer so now all I have to do is to find someone to take over Megan's room. The visa is also in the works. I emailed work and told them I HAD to have the certificate of eligibility by the 16th17th at the latest. I got an email back form Keiko my boss's secretary who said it would be here by then http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-53768.html So I bought my plane ticket today hooray I also bought tickets home for myself and my cats. My plane ticket60 plane ticket for the 2 cats190. Ridiculous no I wasn't allowed to put both cats in 1 carrier so I had to buy an extra seat plus pay a pet fee of 65cat. Unbelievable. Anyway It's still not bad. I For under 1500 I'm flying myself and my cats home to OH and then sans cats to JA http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-52232.html Man has this week gone by fast or what So I had a couple people come and look at the apartment today 1 to sublet my room and one to take over Megan's half of the lease. The guy who came to be my potential future roomie was completely sketch I mean really sketch He says he's a doctor who'll be doing work at a local hospital but he just gave me the creeps...so the roommate search continues http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-51798.html So I got my passport yesterday after a really nice lady from the post office called to let me know it was there. Well I only look slightly like a convicted felon...hopefully if I smile really nicely at customs they'll still let me into Japan Hahaha Today I'm going out with my friends Yoshi and Kazumi to help Yoshi find a good English school where he can study this summer. Although I think h http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-51366.html Ok well it seems posting on this blog must be good luck because today my passport came Unfortunately I have to sign for it and it won't be available for pick up till tomorrow morning which means Jenn gets to get up even earlier sigh Oh well who cares I can finally put everything in motion to get my work visa...woot In other news I had my oral arguments today and aside from getting http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-51214.html So I heard from the homestay coordinater today and she says she has someone for me to stay with for most or all of my time in Gifu All I can say is Baruch Hashem Thank Gd bc otherwise I would have barely been able to survive Now I can do a bit of travelling Yay..Tokyo here I come If I have the time and resources I also want to go to Okinawa Kyoto and Osaka. But first I have to get my vis http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-50908.html Ok so I got an internship in Japan this summer working for an intellectual property firm there. I'm so excited and yet everything still feels like it hasn't fallen into place yet. I still need to find out if I'm living with a host family or staying in company housing still in the process of applying for my visa and still waiting for my passport to arrive which it better since I spent 100 extra http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-50772.html