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Amy: "So, what do you think of the program."
Me: "I hate it."
Amy: "Me too...."
Japan is an okay place to visit. I've made paper, I've been to a motorcycle racing circuit, I've tried taiko drumming, I sat with the judges at a kendo tournament, I've gone site seeing, I've seen shrines, I've been to a tea ceremony, I've done all of this awesome stuff. But this program needs serious help. Hey, I'm glad I made it here, otherwise I would have spent my life wondering. And I've still got places to see... like Kyoto and Osaka. But when I go home for the winter, I'm going to consider how much longer I want to stay here. Apparently I'm the sixth person to say that to Amy.
This place is a hard place to live in, and an even harder place to work in. And I used to make excuses for people here, saying that their ignorance when it comes to foreigners is what influences their behavior towards us. But the truth is... too many of these people are just racist jackasses. And for goodness sakes, the gender culture here is starting to get to me. If I hear one more girl purposely elevate the tone of her voice to sound like a four year old I WILL punch her. (No, not really. Because then I would be punching a lot of people. It would hurt my hand.)
Ah, yes. Did I mention on here that there are frequently people in blackface on TV? You know... when people put on dark make-up and exaggerated features and afros and make fun of black people? Apparently in Japan there is also such a thing as whiteface, and Asianface since they don't consider themselves a part of Asia.
When I was talking to the other JETs when I went to Okayama City yesterday, I realized that living out in the middle of no where is what's going to make things hell for me. Living in Ohara means that five days a week I have to go to school, come home, and that's it. It's only during the weekends that I can do anything, and by then I'm exhausted. Most of the other JETs I talk to can go hang out somewhere in town, but I don't have the option.
Oh yeah... today I was informed that I had no classes at the elementary school. But I still had to sit there doing nothing for eight hours. I came prepared to do lessons, so of course I didn't have anything else to occupy myself for that long.
*Le sigh*
Enough ranting. (Please keep in mind that this is a place to vent my frustrations, and that I won't be snapping any time soon.) One of these days I'll have something nice to say.
Anyway, yesterday I bought a lot of Naruto/Kingdom Hearts stuff, because anime guys are better than real guys.
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