Stop press!

I have my departure date and flight number
QF 462 - Sat 23rd July 2005

Its all happening!

What is Ibaraki?

According to Jamie, a current JET in Ibaraki, there are lots of good things about Ibaraki.

- 1 hour from the ocean
- 2 hours from any ski hills
- 2 hours from the international airport
- 2 hours from Tokyo
- we don't have to travel for the JET meetings(as they're all here)
- we have fantastic restaurants
- the cutest pubs with class and character
- there are great gyms in and around Mito to keep you fit
- we have Lake Semba for taking walks/runs and laying in the grass(a rarity in Japan)
- we have excellent museums
- live music baby!
- for beer lovers, we have the Beer Garden above Mito Station for summer cocktails
- we're only 1 hour from Fukoroda Falls, Daigo, Takahagi and other outdoor favorite spots
- being in the prefectures capital allows us access to a wealth of resources(books, events, classes...)
- we have had, and will always have, some fantastic ALTs who get together regularly and make this place feel like home and like family!!!!

sounds pretty good!

CIR News

Ok, i know i said i wasnt going to put any more posts up
but i have finally found out more details about my CIR job

I will be working in the International affairs division of the Ibaraki Prefectual Office which is in Mito

the office is in a suburb called karahara, which is apparently a 45 min bike ride to the train station.

Mito itself is about 2.5 hours from the heart of Tokyo, and about $40 each way to get there.

But Mito is pretty close to the ocean and also Ibaraki is supposed to be a very nice prefecture for nature.

I will have to find my own apartment when i get there, but they are supplying all the mod cons like futons, tv, washing machine etc.

Thats about it for now. But soon i will be starting up me new blog so i will post the address when i do.