Hello 13, I'm not a interpriter.

This has a story and may be some body envy me.

It was year end of several years before. Actuary 27th of December. I received unexpected call from director who seldum talk with. He said "Do you have a passport?" I said "Yes". "Is it valid?" "Valid till September". After 10 minuite I was selected member of special mission to Europe. He just wanted person who have a valid pass port and can speak english. I flew to Amsterdam on 6th of Jan. and staied there approx. two month. There are year end holidays, so I could pripair something, but if not, it was only few days to pripair for business trip.

I staied Amsterdam for two month, but weekend is day off, so I could travelled to Belgium and Germany and some part of Dutch.

Hi Karl and 13-!
Learning a conversational English seems hard in Japan....people usually spend lots of money and go to English school to be able to speak better. I went to NOVA for 6 months prior to my travel to the U.S., but now I think it wasn't a much help back then. I've learned so much more through my struggle in speaking English by living in America. I love our circle. It's great to be able to communicate in English with people living in Japan.

Good afternoon, 13, Mersy.

Hi 13. It is difficult to bring up kids and strudy both. Take is easy. Your kids see your chat in english and may be become intrest in english some day.

Hi Marsy, I thought electricity cost in U.S. is not high. But if you are paying $90=10440Yen, I have to change my image.

Happily, my new contract is 1/3 cose of normal rate during nights, so we can use air conditionner during hot nights.
(However, day time cost is 1.5 time of normal rate)

Hello. I'm a housewife have 2 kids, and came here for the first time today.
I want to study English again for my future, but don't know the best way of studying for me. I'm so busy because of caring kids, and it's difficult to keep concentration for study.
So I want to join this circle to improve my English.

Hello Marsy and new joinners.
Today, I happend to check member list and found that there are several joinners these days but not come on board. New joinners, this board can be access automatically and permission will not be sent to you. If you are not send message here, no one understand you are joinning this board except owner and owner is not accessing here for almost one year. Send some messages here using "新規発言".

Mersy, anyway you have one person travel with you. It is better than driveing long way alone isn't it. Show your father your best point of Dallas.

Today, gas company cut gus supply to my house. Not because I didn't pay gas fee. We cahnged all heating system to electricity. My image of electricity is expensive. Of cource, electricity company providing to us special price to use electricity only, but I'm afraid electricity bill of next month.

Hello everyone-!
Karl, wow, your schedule seems pretty stuffed!! You have at least one thing to do on each day from Mon-Thr. It's very impressive that you help cleaning the house on your spare time :-) I am going to be living in a dust till the date I move out from this apartment....cough! cough!
Gee...to be honest with you Karl, I'm not really sure if my dad can be my navigator during move. He will probably be tired and sleeping in a passenger seat a whole time because of jetlag. I will check the map and plan everything ahead before take off to a road. So much to think about!!!

Hello all-!
It's been a while since I've checked this site last time, hope everyone is doing great. i've been having this allergy that I have an itcy eyes, nose and skin. I'm not usually an allergic person, but I have this really weird allergic reaction about once-twice around a year. It's maybe because of the weather here in Texas. We have such a humid, polluted air especially during summer season that I get sick a lot. How is the summer weather in Japan?

-Marsy

Good evening every body! How are you dping?
I'm visiting Nagahama again. This time, I could book good hotel and this hotel has LAN in each room. Therefore I bring mt parm top PC. It is because of parm top, it is hard to type due to small key board.
I can see Lake Biwa just under the window. I just used semi open aired bath. I just forgeting that I'm comming here for my job.

Hello everyone and a happy month of June!
Karl, it must be so hard emotionally for you and your wife+kids whenever you are transfered to a different prefecture alone.....! I know there are many dads who live separately from their families when company transfer them to a different area in Japan. In my opinion, families should always be together and close to each other. I think those people who had many moving experiences in their childhood are good at dealing with new people and new environment. What do you think, Karl?
U'ke, how's your studying in French going? I am taking a transration class (English<->French) this summer, then I am moving to Arizona in August. Hope I can pass this class...!
Kiki, how are you doing these days? Haven't seen your postings for a while. Hope you are doing great!

-Marsy

Hello everyone-!
Karl, speaking of a strong drinker, I have to admit that most of my family members are strong alchool drinkers. I LOVE drinking, too! But I don't think I am not that strong compare to my father and grandfather. I usually drink wine. I love wines! However, nothing can replace my best drinking experience of "Awamori." One time, my friend's friend brought a bottle of Awamori to a party here and for the first time I tasted this miraculous sake from Okinawa. It was soooo clear in color and taste, and what surprised me most was that I didn't get a slight hang over next day!! It was amazing to me....Hope I will have another chance to taste Awamori sometime soon....:-) Are there any famous sake in your hometown, everyone??
-Marsy.