trains are tiring

[laurainlimbo]

Wow I'm tired. It's unbelievable how tired one can get after taking the train for 2 hours and then walking 15 minutes, and then having a 90 minute job interview, which includes a 5-minute video demonstration and Japanese introduction! Thankfully I opted for the more expensive (much more expensive!!) option of taking the bullet train back home, so I cut the commute time from 2 hours to 45 minutes. Gotta love the Shinkansen!! But the whole day's worth of train rides cost me about $60.00 round trip! What an expensive job interview. Plus I was hungry because all I ate for lunch was a small egg salad sandwich from the train station convenience store and some chocolate.

oh and something funny. My bullet train was number 666, and I rode in car number 6. And 6 has always been my favorite lucky number. good sign? I hope so!

But I'm home now, tired and dizzy, and ready for some wine and maybe an episode of White Collar... if I can stay awake.

more on the job interview and other stuff later...

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Comments

[serialbathera.livejournal.com]

sorry you had to spend so much time traveling ::hugs::

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

oh it's okay. it got me out of the house. but it was cold and rainy. brrrrr!

*hugs*

[zeecha.livejournal.com]

I'll say a bullet---2 hours to 45 minutes! There are plans here in IL for a high-speed train between Chicago & St Louis...A round trip for $60 doesn't seem like that much when you think about what you'd have to pay for gas & parking, and don't forget the aggravation!!

Keeping fingers crossed for you that you'll hear about a job soon!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

yea it's pretty amazing how fast those trains are. wow a train between chicago and st. louis? is there that much need? oh yea there's no way to drive to Hamamatsu - it's two hours by train but maybe four by car. and parking is impossible in the japanese cities.


thanks! I hope to know soon too!

*hugs*

[zeecha.livejournal.com]

There probably would be a market for a high speed rail train b/t Chicago & St. Louis. I know there are several flights from Midway every day. Heck, there are 4 trains a day between here (in Champaign) & Chicago (2 in the a.m., 2 in the p.m.). So I think a 'bullet' train that would avoid the airport/traffic there would probably be popular & I think the hope would be for a better price than flying.

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

the u.s. should have more alternative methods of transportation than cars and planes. I know the trains here are expensive, but it's more efficient and better for the environment too.

[jojobruin.livejournal.com]

Holy cow! What kind of public transportation cost $60 in a day? I hope they have some kind of monthly pass for you if you end up getting the job there. *_*

Good luck with your job hunt, Laura. Happy Valentine's day and may the Year of Tiger bring you vigor and energy! Happy New Year!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

oh the job wouldn't be in Hamamatsu - that would be way too far to commute daily. it's 2 hours one way. even the 45-minute shinkansen is too much. the company's HQ is there, but the job would be in Fuji, where I live.

thanks! I hope your Valentine's day was nice too!
*hugs*

[wolfpurplemoon]

Ooo, lots of 6s, always good! :)

Hope it all went well apart from the long tiring journey! *hug*

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

thanks! it was tiring but still good to get out of the house and have some adventure. *hugs*

[toadflax234.livejournal.com]

Hope the interview went well. Those bullet trains sound fabulous.

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

I love the bullet train - if it were just less expensive. it's very luxurious.

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

oh I didn't let the 6's bother me. I love the number 6, and being in the sixth car made it more interesting. and I got home so quickly:)

yes effort is certainly being made on my part. I hope that they realize that I will be an asset. plus I need the assets - LOL!

playing with words is fun:)

[coffinkittie.livejournal.com]

$60 for job interview, oh holy cow!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

well yes the trains cost $60. it's worth it if I can get a job though. I'll make $60 in a half days' work.

[dawnie1970.livejournal.com]

Ugh, isn't it awful? When I used to commute I hated it so much. It is exhausting!

[laurainlimbo.livejournal.com]

thankfully I won't have to do this kind of commute if I get the job I want. it will be closer to home:)

*hugs*