My Most Recent Absence

Hello all,

I apologize for my recent absence, my dear readers. The past few months, since approximately September, I have been rather busy. I have been selling, donating, and reducing the amount of possessions I own in order to move successfully. I have reduced myself to the size of about ten to twelve large boxes and made the biggest sacrifice of all--I left almost all of my books back home.
 Now I am sure you are all questioning where I have moved to, or where I have moved from, and why. I moved from Minnesota because I was stuck in a rut and not making any personal progress and growing a little bit bitterer every day to no avail. I hated working retail in the Mall of America for selfish, rude customers who treated me like an eyelash in their eye. I wanted something better, I deserved to treat myself better. I have two degrees and my youth; there was no reason to trap myself in two dead-end jobs.

I know, I know, I mentioned going to graduate school and I decided to put it on hold for this move. And to be completely honest, I couldn't afford it. The GRE, the applications, moving alone would have killed my budget and finances more than moving ever could have. Thankfully I was able tag-along with a friend to get my stuff shipped for free and get free housing for a while (and free groceries while I started my new life).  So, I moved to Hawaii. I wanted to get closer to Japan and be in a possible environment, outside of a college/university setting to practice Japanese and meet more Japanese people. My friends and exes applauded me for the move, at least the ones that I told have.I have been in Hawaii all of five days now, and I feel so relaxed. I am jobless and that makes me anxious and restless because I still have to send money back home to pay off one impatient and overly dramatic relative before the end of the month, and repay a second one before the end of the year.

I am also a little lonely (especially with their constant and chronic pda/not so subtle leaving the room to get a room), so I think I will start looking for a Japanese boyfriend for both companionship and language assistance (if he can speak it). I don't know how or where to start looking for love in such a new place, especially since I don't have a job and the couple I am living with have been.... making up for lost time while I have no house key of my own... I don't always want to rely on someone to let me in the house or to take me to work either, so I am definitely going to have to figure out this busing situation and get a key one way or another. I am just thankful that they are so gracious to let me stay with them while I get situated in my, hopefully, new home state.

Well, I think that is all I have for the night, so I will definitely update within this week with something more relevant to the theme of this blog. Thank you for following and have a good night~!