So I've been in Japan for the past 2 months and so far everything is fine. I've settled into my apartment nicely, I have furniture, I'm staying busy with work, and so far time is flying by.

The one thing I feel like I am starting to fear is getting into that menial routine of life. Wake up, eat breakfast, get ready, trudge up the hill to school without causing an asthma attack, teaching, planning for the next class, staying till its close to dinner, going home, figure out what's for dinner, keeping myself busy before I get tired, and going to sleep. I want to have something like a club activity to go to so I can meet friends and have something to look forward to in the day. I want to meet people my own age.

People here at the office are really nice but they're all older than me, married with kids sometimes, so it's difficult to be able to just go out with them and have fun. I need to go to the university next to our school and see if I can't join one of their clubs. I just hope they would be understanding to my situation and welcome me with open arms. But in Japan it's so different to get into that group of people without knowing someone to get you in first.

But I'll try my best and make sure not to get into that daily life routine.