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laurainlimbo at 03:22am on 02/01/2010 under japanese food, japanese new year, picture post
laurainlimbo at 03:22am on 02/01/2010 under japanese food, japanese new year, picture postHi Everyone and Happy 2010! It's already the end of the second day of the year, and I haven't done anything. Nothing at all! I feel so lazy, but really most people have been on holiday, even Masahiko's parents, and some businesses close during this week, so I don't feel too guilty. However, I have been eating way too much - especially snacks and unhealthy foods like potato chips, chocolate, and other yummy cookies and snacks we bought before NY Eve. I think if I make one New Year's resolution every year, it's to stop eating so much junk food. I usually don't stick to that resolution very closely though ^_^
Anyway, I wanted to write a little bit about the food that Japanese people traditionally eat for New Year's. I will put this all behind a cut, since it's lengthy and all of you might not be interested in how mochi is made. but if you're interested, ( read on )
I should probably catch you up on any news that has been going on here. My husband might have a job starting next week - it's not glamorous or anything, but the hours are good, and he'll have weekends off. We will know for sure about it in the next couple days. I'm still waiting for calls and emails about jobs, but I do have an interview scheduled for January 12th in Tokyo. It's with a recruiting (or dispatch) company that places teachers at private schools or universities. They don't have any openings currently in my area, but they said that they want to meet me in person, and maybe have a teaching demonstration. Apparently if they have a good candidate, they actively search for openings, and if I'll registered with them, they can place me right away if something comes up. Otherwise, I've sent my resume to many places, and I'm just waiting - most jobs start in April, so I may be waiting awhile for interviews.
anyway, after my interview in Tokyo, I'm going to travel a bit north of Tokyo to Saitama and stay with my good friends the Yoshinos. They have known our family since I was 15 - Fujiko was good friends with my cousin Byron's wife Keiko, and we invited them to visit us when we lived near Denver back in the '80s. Fujiko and her two daughters stayed with us and we took them sightseeing in Colorado. I visited the Yoshinos several times when I lived in Japan 10 years ago, and Fujiko also came out to Port Angeles for my wedding in 2001. I'll stay with the Yoshinos for a day or two, and then come back and actively search for jobs again. I should also be meeting my former student Narumi, who is back visiting her family for the holiday. She lives in Singapore now and works at an international hotel, where she speaks English, Chinese and Japanese! I also hope to meet my friend Naomi again, and maybe Akiko too. It will be nice to get out and do stuff - I've been spending so much time in this house! Finally, I hope to start studying Japanese with my husband's good friend, this woman named Takai-san. She might come to my house every once in awhile, and converse with me in Japanese, so I can become more fluent and confident.
Well that's it for now. Hope everyone's New Year is going fine so far! stay warm:)
Anyway, I wanted to write a little bit about the food that Japanese people traditionally eat for New Year's. I will put this all behind a cut, since it's lengthy and all of you might not be interested in how mochi is made. but if you're interested, ( read on )
I should probably catch you up on any news that has been going on here. My husband might have a job starting next week - it's not glamorous or anything, but the hours are good, and he'll have weekends off. We will know for sure about it in the next couple days. I'm still waiting for calls and emails about jobs, but I do have an interview scheduled for January 12th in Tokyo. It's with a recruiting (or dispatch) company that places teachers at private schools or universities. They don't have any openings currently in my area, but they said that they want to meet me in person, and maybe have a teaching demonstration. Apparently if they have a good candidate, they actively search for openings, and if I'll registered with them, they can place me right away if something comes up. Otherwise, I've sent my resume to many places, and I'm just waiting - most jobs start in April, so I may be waiting awhile for interviews.
anyway, after my interview in Tokyo, I'm going to travel a bit north of Tokyo to Saitama and stay with my good friends the Yoshinos. They have known our family since I was 15 - Fujiko was good friends with my cousin Byron's wife Keiko, and we invited them to visit us when we lived near Denver back in the '80s. Fujiko and her two daughters stayed with us and we took them sightseeing in Colorado. I visited the Yoshinos several times when I lived in Japan 10 years ago, and Fujiko also came out to Port Angeles for my wedding in 2001. I'll stay with the Yoshinos for a day or two, and then come back and actively search for jobs again. I should also be meeting my former student Narumi, who is back visiting her family for the holiday. She lives in Singapore now and works at an international hotel, where she speaks English, Chinese and Japanese! I also hope to meet my friend Naomi again, and maybe Akiko too. It will be nice to get out and do stuff - I've been spending so much time in this house! Finally, I hope to start studying Japanese with my husband's good friend, this woman named Takai-san. She might come to my house every once in awhile, and converse with me in Japanese, so I can become more fluent and confident.
Well that's it for now. Hope everyone's New Year is going fine so far! stay warm:)
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