Just going with it!

I am a true believer of life turning out the way it needs to. Like my study abroad; didn't get to Waseda got into Toyo and met my BFF.

Well it's official now. I will start with Interac by the first week of July. The time is not official yet but they guessed that I would be done getting my visa in time for the first week.

This is amazing! ^^ everything is working out great!

I will get the signing bonus on my first pay check as well as up to 250,000 yen move-in assistance. No help with the flight but that's ok. I ran the numbers and looked at a multi-city flight consisting of flying to Tokyo back to California for August break and then back to Tokyo after the wedding and it was only $1600 not bad for 3 flights!

So what does this mean about my worries?

Driver's Licence --> will be in the states for my DMV test ^.^ V setting another appointment incase I fail it lol also going to call AAA about getting the IDP with my temp licence with someone sending my DL when it comes.

The wedding --> Will be in the states to get my dress and get it altered. I'm not sure if I can pick it up but I don't think it'll be much of a problem. my biggest worry about it is losing too much weight and the dress not getting altered in time ^^; not a bad worry!

When the earthquake hit and I watched the Tsunami happen live on TV I wanted to be in Japan and do what I could to help people. Now I can help in a way that is best suited for me. Leaving early means I'll 'most probably' be placed in a prefecture most affected by earthquake and tsunami. This means Miyagi, Ibaraki, Fukushima and Iwate. So in a small way I get to help life get back to normal after what happened! ^-^ V

Wow! in about 7 weeks I will be starting my new life! I can't wait!

Starting in June!?

Ok so today I learned that I did not get the ideal summer job I wanted. This changes plans. I did two things.

1. my friend who said she'd give my resume to her summer school program at work. I have not hear anything more after that so I messaged her again ^^;

2. Emailed Interac about the signing bonus for starting before June 19th.

It's starting to look like starting in June would work money wise especially with these incentives.

Interac offers the following incentives for people willing to go anywhere in Japan and start before June 19th, 2011:

1. Signing bonus of JPY100,000 (paid with first salary)
2. Round-trip airfare
3. Start-up accommodation assistance - Key and deposit money up to JPY250,000
4. Monthly rent assistance up to JPY75,000 (depending on contract)
5. Monthly salaries from JPY90,000 (plus free accommodation, reimbursed airfare, signing bonus) to JPY250,000 (plus signing bonus, start up accommodation assistance)

Well the only problem is that I hear that the training will start on June 13th and right now that is the set date for my driving test so... no driving licence. I did make it clear in my email that I would not be able to take a placement where driving is required.

What makes me think this might stop all ideas of me leaving in June is this on their postings about the bonuses.

"Driving will be required for some positions, a valid Japanese or International Drivers' Permit is highly desirable."

I like that it says "some" but we'll see. It's already 2 in the afternoon in Japan and haven't gotten a reply from the Tokyo office at all.

The good about leaving:

• My retail days are numbered.
• Starting my new life even sooner.
• My brother wouldn't have to worry about any saving to help me.
• I would get to be near areas affected by 3/11 and help in getting life back to normal.
• I would get to most likely live in Yukiguni! ^-^!

The bad:

• I would have 4 weeks to pack my life up and get all visa things taken care of.
• Maybe placed where I don't need a car but an 1hr bike ride will get me to a school.
• Most likely will have to drop out as a bridesmaid in my friends wedding.
• Won't get my driver's licence in the US

The more I look into it and think more on it the more I want to leave in a few weeks! Since I'm working part time I can work and pack my life in a few weeks. The bike ride would suck with rain heat or snow but it won't kill me and a good way to get in shape. And with the signing bonus I might just be able to come back in August. Have my friend send me the dress and I'll get it altered in Japan some how. And driving... well I'm not going to make the 90 day deadline for having a licence in the US before leaving so I would have to do driver's training in Japan anyways.

I can't fully plan or anything until I hear back from Interac.... my fingers are crossed though!

Another Email from Interac - Thanks for accepting!

Dear Noriko, (LOL My name is not Noriko! ^^)

Thank you for your email. Please call me Dariya. We thank you for accepting
the offer of employment and look forward to working with you soon.

Thank you for sending the required attachments, we were able to open them
and will begin to prepare your certificate of eligibility application
package.

We look forward to receiving original copies by post, please send them at
your earliest convenience.

As it can take up to two months to complete the visa application process, we
ask that you submit any outstanding documents as soon as possible.

You should soon receive an email from our Placement Department asking you to
complete our online Interac Resume.

It is important that you complete this takes as we will use this resume to
introduce you to our clients and finalize your placement.

As you can see, the sooner you complete the resume, the sooner we will be
able to begin the placement process on your behalf.

Once again, we thank you for your continued interest in working for Interac.
If there are any further points we can help or advise you on in the
meantime, please feel free to contact us again.

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Well the name thing is understandable... I wonder how many emails they've been sending out. Dennis the main recruiter's email has been full and bouncing back my email.

I mailed out the paper work today... Express~.... for $30 -_- oh well it'll get there fast at least!

I am starting to worry about the Japanese Level Check part of the application or i guess now placement process. Basically, it'll be a phone conversation with a native speaker. Starting off easy and getting harder. I'm getting out of practice and my speaking skills are the least developed. Sure after a week in Japan i'll do amazingly getting the Japanese part of my brain turned on... but now... I'm worried. lol It's just my typical worrying and i'm sure it's nothing at all to worry about. I haven't heard anything about it from Interac and I read in a blog I'll get an email saying they'll check my Japanese level with phone call between this time to this time. so i'll get notice.

hmm more reason to start a Japanese language vlog as well