Ah Spring! Now What??!!

Spring has sprung here in Osaka and I would be estatic if not for two things. The first being the fact that it has rained or been cloudy 8 out of ten days here. The second is the realization that the warmer the weather the closer I am to leaving Japan. Or at least leaving my cushy job here at Fujiidera SHS. I've spent three years here languishing on my tail and I'm wondering if I can still cut it in the real world. Although, if I can't, I'm one dead duck!

I have a few leads for what comes next. Most of them are graduate schools. At this point it's really too difficult to find a full time job in the states. There just aren't positions that want filling in 6 months-not suprising. However, I am purusing the boards and putting up my resume. So far I haven't found anything that has caught my interest. I've decided that I want to get a Master's degree in something that will allow me to follow up on my undergrad education-which was environmental science. Currently I am researching positions that are focused on environmental policy and sustainable development. I'm looking mainly at programs here in Japan that are taught in English. I would like to improve my Japanese during my higher education. So, a good program here that has excellent references will meet those specifications exactely! :)