February 11, 2016
JET teacher Laurence's January Blog Post!
Hi everyone!
For the New Year break, I went to Bali!
It was my first time travelling to Indonesia and I have to say I really enjoyed being in a warmer country for a while. A lot of people spoke English fluently, which is really different from my everyday life in Japan. I wish I studied the Indonesian language more before leaving though. It was my first time travelling to a country where I couldn’t speak the local language at all.
I also took part in a game jam event this month! A game jam is an event in which people try to complete a short game in a limited period of time! My friend and I worked on a short visual novel game…the deadline was tight, but we got it done in time!
Oh also, January just so happens to be my birth month! I was born on January 21s t!
It did feel a bit weird, celebrating my birthday abroad, away from my family and most of my friends. I am slowly but surely making friends in Japan though, which is good!
Right now in Tokyo, the weather is very cold. It actually snowed a little, which doesn’t happen often in Japan’s capital.
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I am surviving using my aircon, electric blanket, kotatsu and by wearing a lot of layers indoors. If I’m lucky, February might be warm enough to put back buying a heater, until next winter that is.
See you next month!
Laurence Dube
JET Assistant Language Teacher