So I just found out that I'll be moving out of Ray's English Club (the place I've been staying at for the past month and a half or so for those of you who may be a bit behind) on December fourth, just under two weeks! Now don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed my time here, I like the teachers and the students and the free time that it yields, but I've been feeling as though I'm in a constant state of flux, just waiting to move to Matsumoto and have my own place.
Anyway I should probably fill you in on some of the past happenings before I get too carried away here.
I haven't been doing too much as of late, although I did go to Tsukiji Fish Market (one of the biggest fish markets in the world) and the Imperial Palace (the place where the emperor lives). Tsukiji was awesome and a sight to behold for sure! The area was huge and there were tons of different vendors peddling their fish and other wares. Some of the fish were huge and crazy (they resorted to cutting the blue fin tuna with an over-sized ban saw), but one of the best things was that attached to the Fish Market was another big area reserved for vegetables and fruits (basically a Farmers Market) which had some stuff for better prices than most of the supermarkets including strawberries! I walked around there for a bit then had to go to a sushi shop for some good eats! They had the freshest sushi that I've ever had and at really good prices, it was amazing!
After Tsukiji I headed to the Imperial Palace with Taylor (another one of the teachers) and wee walked around the palace moat and through out the adjoined garden, although we couldn't even see the Imperial Palace itself, apparently the emperor doesn't want to be observed by the public all day every day... go figure. One of the coolest things about the palace area was that it is a huge garden and grassy area smack dab in the middle of Tokyo, which isn't exactly known for it's grass and nature scenery. Actually one of the worst/most inconvenient things about the train system in Tokyo is that all trains go around the palace, so it takes longer and looks more cluttered.
And now back to the move! Fun stuff and I'm definitely looking forward to it. I'm not yet sure how I'm going to get my stuff to Matsumoto, but I'll figure something out. I just have to see if I'm able to re pack it all again, now there's the tough part! Right now I think I'm most excited about having something to do during the day and a place of my own that I can really start to cook in and actually get comfortable. That's all I really have to say now, so I'm outta here!
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Hi tjalbers! My name is Juliana, I've been trawling the internet trying to find some information about Ray's English Club and the experiences of those who taught there, and I would be sooo grateful if you could tell me a little bit about your time there, because I'm hoping to teach at Ray's for a few months next March.
I was wondering in particular about whether you needed experience teaching english in order to get the job, did you manage to find some extra work on the side outside of Ray's, what was the accomodation and procedure of teaching at Ray's like? I'm so sorry to be bugging you as a stranger like this, but there is hardly any information out there, and I really want to know what I'm letting myself in for before I go for it!!
Thank you so much for reading all this!!
Juliana xxx
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