Onomichi
John W.
English school that seems to regularly post job openings and before I
apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.
How far from there to Himeji?
John W.
Michael Cash
down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>Anyone been there? Would it be a decent place to live? There's an
>English school that seems to regularly post job openings and before I
>apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.
That "regularly" posting job openings part doesn't give you any
concern?
--
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Eric Takabayashi
> Anyone been there? Would it be a decent place to live?
If you can deal with less convenience than in a larger city, such as
perhaps living with a rural bus schedule or having to drive yourself, it
would be a great place to live and raise children. Everyone I've met
from there (Japanese) likes it. If I could deal with less convenience
than being within walking distance of everything I need for daily life
including work and an express Shinkansen station, I'd live there myself.
And in terms of history and sights, libraries and education, it is
better than nearby and considerably larger Fukuyama, a factory town.
You'll have to find your own entertainment, however.
Check
http://www.mapion.co.jp or
http://www.mapfan.com/ ,
which is useful for finding local services.
or numerous websites, including real estate sites about Onomichi. If you
don't have a car, people say you can rent some grand old houses on the
hill overlooking the sea for even 20,000 yen.
> There's an English school that seems to regularly post job openings
> and before I apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.
Wouldn't you prefer to teach in a regular school, perhaps in your own
area, than relocating to a place you may not be familiar with? Except
for JETs years ago, I've never known any foreigners who lived in
Onomichi, but they all liked it.
> How far from there to Himeji?
Maybe an hour and a half by shinkansen? It's certainly no commute.
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John W.
> On 27 Mar 2004 14:33:41 -0800, worth...@yahoo.com (John W.) brought
> down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>
> >Anyone been there? Would it be a decent place to live? There's an
> >English school that seems to regularly post job openings and before I
> >apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.
>
> That "regularly" posting job openings part doesn't give you any
> concern?
>
hasn't really gotten me anywhere in this world either.
John W.
Michael Cash
down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>Michael Cash <bugg...@fake.com> wrote in message news:<r6ec60p5n3kb8qkkp...@4ax.com>...
>> On 27 Mar 2004 14:33:41 -0800, worth...@yahoo.com (John W.) brought
>> down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>>
>> >Anyone been there? Would it be a decent place to live? There's an
>> >English school that seems to regularly post job openings and before I
>> >apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.
>>
>> That "regularly" posting job openings part doesn't give you any
>> concern?
>>
>Yep. But, then, working for companies that are 'good' in most regards
>hasn't really gotten me anywhere in this world either.
If this place sends your resume back addressed to John Goober.....run.
Eric Takabayashi
I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight: aren't you in California?
Wouldn't this be a major relocation?
Declan Murphy
> I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight:<snip>
This is most encouraging Eric. Keep it up!
--
"Oh don't give me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ No, don't you give
me none more of that Old Janx Spirit/ For my head will fly, my tongue
will lie, my eyes will fry and I may die/ Won't you pour me one more of
that sinful Old Janx Spirit"
Eric Takabayashi
> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
>
> > I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight:<snip>
>
> This is most encouraging Eric. Keep it up!
And I just now woke up sober, ready for bed, though my computer backup isn't done
yet. No, it costs too much.
John W.
> "John W." wrote:
>
> > Anyone been there? Would it be a decent place to live?
>
> If you can deal with less convenience than in a larger city, such as
> perhaps living with a rural bus schedule or having to drive yourself, it
> would be a great place to live and raise children. Everyone I've met
> from there (Japanese) likes it. If I could deal with less convenience
> than being within walking distance of everything I need for daily life
> including work and an express Shinkansen station, I'd live there myself.
> And in terms of history and sights, libraries and education, it is
> better than nearby and considerably larger Fukuyama, a factory town.
> You'll have to find your own entertainment, however.
>
usually good. Actually I don't really even need the bicycle; I love to
walk.
>
> > There's an English school that seems to regularly post job openings
> > and before I apply I'd like to know if it's a decent place.
>
> Wouldn't you prefer to teach in a regular school, perhaps in your own
> area, than relocating to a place you may not be familiar with? Except
> for JETs years ago, I've never known any foreigners who lived in
> Onomichi, but they all liked it.
>
I'm in the US at the moment and hoping to go back to Japan for a year
or so to recharge my batteries. It's just too stressful getting hired,
then fired for no reason other than I'm a number on a spreadsheet,
then having to find work again, which is becoming difficult because
the number of jobs I have on my resume in the past five years scares
employers away since it looks like I'm unstable (I'm not, of course,
but just unlucky and really easy to lay off for some reason).
> > How far from there to Himeji?
>
> Maybe an hour and a half by shinkansen? It's certainly no commute.
>
That's enough to go see the inlaws should I need to. Right now I'm
pretty low on their list of people they want to see since I've not
done a stellar job supporting their daughter and grandson. Fortunately
she's employed.
John W.
Michael Cash
<eta...@yahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>Declan Murphy wrote:
>
>> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
>>
>> > I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight:<snip>
>>
>> This is most encouraging Eric. Keep it up!
>
>And I just now woke up sober, ready for bed, though my computer backup isn't done
>yet. No, it costs too much.
What does? Having eleven drinks? Waking up sober?
Ryan Ginstrom
"John W." <worth...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:73fde4f0.04032...@posting.google.com...
> That's enough to go see the inlaws should I need to. Right now I'm
> pretty low on their list of people they want to see since I've not
> done a stellar job supporting their daughter and grandson. Fortunately
> she's employed.
Why don't you do what other washed-up English teachers do -- get learned up on your Japanese and start translating?
--
Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom
Declan Murphy
> Declan Murphy wrote:
>
>>Eric Takabayashi wrote:
>>
>>>I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight:<snip>
>>
>>This is most encouraging Eric. Keep it up!
>
> And I just now woke up sober, ready for bed, though my computer backup isn't done
> yet. No, it costs too much.
Make your own or start a bar. Or both.
Eric Takabayashi
> On Mon, 29 Mar 2004 05:50:22 +0900, Eric Takabayashi
> <eta...@yahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
>
> >Declan Murphy wrote:
> >
> >> Eric Takabayashi wrote:
> >>
> >> > I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight:<snip>
> >>
> >> This is most encouraging Eric. Keep it up!
> >
> >And I just now woke up sober, ready for bed, though my computer backup isn't done
> >yet. No, it costs too much.
>
> What does? Having eleven drinks? Waking up sober?
The first place was all we could drink with food, but that was 3,000, and I dropped
2,000 at the next place.
But I've only got 5,000 yen left till the middle of next month.
John W.
> "John W." wrote:
>
> I just remembered, in part, because I've had about eleven drinks tonight: aren't you in California?
> Wouldn't this be a major relocation?
>
Yes it would indeed. I'm actually now in Tennessee, and still hope to
find a job here, but as the expression goes I'm sick and tired of
being sick and tired. What I truly hate is that I have to look for
reasons to be happy all the dang time, and the list gets more
complicated every day.
John W.
John W.
I'm doing that other thing washed up folks in general do: getting
learned up on IT stuff. I know a great deal; but it's really hard to
quantify, so I'll see if a certificate or two helps out.
John W.
John W.
>
> If this place sends your resume back addressed to John Goober.....run.
>
Salesforce.com actually called me to apologize for this; said that
they have several high school-age interns that work on the menial
tasks such as labeling envelopes. I asked if they'd give me a job by
way of apology; they didn't.
John W.