As I mentioned before, there really isn’t all that much to
do in this little town I live in. So how
to I fill my free time?
If I am home from work early enough, then I will most likely
walk to the supermarket close to my apartment and pick up something to make for
dinner, though one of these nights I might stop in at PicoPico (a local
hamburger/pizza/pasta restaurant that is on my way to the supermarket) for
dinner instead of cooking it myself. As
long as the weather stays nice (I dunno how well I’d be able to stand walking
in the snow to the market lol) it’s a nice little break at the end of the
day. Again, if I get out early, and I
might also take the opportunity to stop by the bank to withdraw money for the
weekend. I may not need much, but my
bank’s ATM is not open on the weekend, and if I go after hours I could be
charged as well even though it is my own bank’s ATM. Not sure why, but that’s just how it goes
here…
From time to time, I will also clean up the apartment. Not a hardcore break out the sponge, bucket,
gloves, and cleaner type of cleaning! To
be honest, sometimes when I get home I just kind of toss things to the floor
and let them be, so every now and then I’ll pick them up and put things where
they belong. It will all just depend
sometimes on how I feel when I get home.
Once dinner and dishes are done there are a few things that
I consider doing. First and foremost
would be a call from family via Skype.
If someone is up (it is usually pretty early in the morning back home by
this time), I might call and chat about what my day was like, how things are
going, etc. While I am eating dinner I
will usually watch something on my PC Tablet (either the limited Netflix selection,
or perhaps a movie from my small collection on my iTunes account), and this
might carry on into the night. In the
future I might invest in a tiny TV (there is a satellite set up on the balcony
left by a previous JET), but depending on how much it costs, I may or may not
use it… I also have my Nintendo 3DS that
I brought with me. I might turn on some
music, and play for a bit.
More recently, I bought some yarn online and had it shipped
to my apartment so that I could start work on a blanket. It’s not really for myself for warmth, it’s
for a festival that will be coming up in November. They have this sort of craft festival, and
the blanket will be my contribution. I’m
not sure exactly what the procedure for it will be (is it just going to be on
display? will I be trying to sell it?) but I guess I will find out as the day
gets closer. For now I’m working on it
little by little and hoping that I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew with
the pattern I selected. LOL!
One thing that I have noticed, is that the chairs in my
apartment can be pretty tough to sit in for an extended period of time. I may invest in some chair cushions soon!
The last thing to consider depends on what kind of free time
I have, and that is sightseeing/trips!
If it is the weekend, I may venture into town (either Matsue or Izumo)
and either do some shopping for the apartment, or if I feel like it, just make
the trip out to unwind and spend time with my fellow JET. It’s nice to familiarize myself with what is
close to me, and I want to be able to navigate my way around a little bit and
only using the GPS as little as possible.
I know it’s going to probably take time though. The other option here is if it is an extended
holiday. In that case, I might plan a
trip to go sightsee somewhere. There are
a couple of places that I’d like to go, and I know that the other JET in town
would most likely be interested in going.
A small part of me though is also a little excited at the idea of
possibly going on a trip by myself. It
would certainly cost more money, but if possible I’d like to give it a shot! I’d like to go and see what Osaka is like,
and re-visit Kyoto as well. I think
there is also the Universal Studios in Japan at Osaka as well. I know that Disneyland is in Tokyo, but I
don’t know if I’d be able to ever afford to visit either. It’d be something interesting to look into I
think.
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