Getting ready to fly!

It's gonna be a 2 hour flight to Frankfurt straight from Aberdeen, then a 5 hour layover in Frankfurt, then a 12 hour flight to Nagoya... x_x (with Lufthansa)

So today was about  some last minute things. I'm mainly taking clothes with me to Japan, as I'm sure I'm bigger than most of the females that go there haha. Also my PS2 and WiiU- they are wrapped up tight! The most important thing though is my computer. I went out to get a case for it today, got a nice basic one from Currys/PC World, I had to remember the measurement (17" for mine) is diagonally across the screen size, like resolution is. Most cases were only 15" for some reason.

I also got a nice weather update from my contact at Bohme, it seems there is a weird heatwave going on both here and in Nagoya! 20 degrees celsuis there! So I'll wear light-ish clothing. I hope it's at least a little warmer generally over there too...!

Travelling is easy with Tech!

I've spent the last week or so looking at the place I'm going to! It still amazes me how even about 10 years ago travelling across the world was much more difficult.
Thanks to the internet (mainly Google) I have seen the place I will be working, looked at the streets nearby, looked up local restaurants and shopping centres, seen a great list of things to do in the area and more!

Most of the trip has been planned without me needing to leave my house. I love technology!
All that really remains is for me to pack. I am not looking forward to that....how do you decide what you will need over a year that you can't get in a foreign country? I'm planning on taking mostly clothes and games haha.

Please let me know if you have any recommendations!

It's official; I got a job in Japan!

I received an email at 2am on Friday night (Saturday morning) from the Bohme English Academy. I got the job I applied for with them! It's a job teaching in a school, mostly primary school children with some adult classes as well.
The school is located in the Aichi prefecture of Japan, around 2-3 hours from Tokyo by train. I start on the 6th of October, which is only a month away! (I will fly there a few days before though) The contract for employment is for a year.

I'm so excited and relieved. I applied for around 10 places since I received my TEFL certificate, and only got to the interview stage with 2 companies. I am also nervous though, I have just a month to plan my goodbyes and get my affairs in order!


Things I have done:
I renewed my passport, as I had a few months left on it but obviously need it to last until October 2016. They add on any extra months at the end of the passport's life though!

Things I need to do:

• Check if I need any vaccines with doctor. I got some vaccines on my trip to Malaysia last year.
• Let my bank know
• Let the relevant goverment sectors know, such as HMRC and DWP
• Tell my phone company, I am currently on a rolling 1 month contract though so will probably just need to cancel it.

I won't need to give any notice for work as I work with an agency. So one less thing to worry about!