she lives! in Japan!

[xparrot]

I am once more communicado! It's been a busy month. I uprooted myself completely and, as of last Tuesday, am now living in a lovely little apartment with my sister gnine in downtown Kyoto. Next on the agenda: find a (preferably non-English-teaching) job. And a work visa. ...Er, yes, I am quite, quite mad. Why do you ask? (actually I've been planning this for some time. Still can't quite believe I've actually done it, though.)

But - Japan! The food! mmm, onigiri! udon! curry pan! And I'm a mere bus- bike- or train-ride away from naye, which is the closest we've ever been, the first time we've lived in the same city. Heck, the same continent, even! Not to mention, schoolboys in uniform on the streets, Shounen Jump in every local convenient store, and a Book Off mere blocks away...

...so, has anyone ever translated the interviews with Takahashi-sensei in the YGO character guide? If no one else has done it, I'm gonna - the first three questions are about Kaiba and include little details that make the canon geek in me squee (Kaiba Corporation has 2000 employees and its annual turnover is 150 billion yen (which is almost exactly what I guessed it to be in one hitherto unposted fic. Go me!))

Comments

[utopiantrunks.livejournal.com]

Glad to hear you're safe and sound and moved in!

O_o You're seeking the work visa after entering the country, though? ...Don't get eaten by the Japanese INS, okay?

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Thank you~!
And eheheheh...yeah. Hence the crazy part. But since I'd rather avoid the English-teaching there wasn't a lot of other options, as an American citizen >__> I have a couple friends who managed to find work and successfully avoid deportation, so...

[utopiantrunks.livejournal.com]

^_^ I figured you probably had a plan. It's just the diplomat-descended part of me that goes "eeeeeek, visa shit." But I'm sure you can swing it if there's precedent. You've got skills that employers will want. What kinda work are you interested in?

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Actually I'd really like something in editing/publishing (and possibly translation if I could improve my Japanese to that extent) but my chances of that are pretty minimal. General office work is a better possibility, not the most exciting thing, but...(heh, worse comes to worse I can always sell dj on Ebay! Well, that won't get me a work visa but it'll keep me solvent! ^^;)