Disposition

"I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may find myself; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances." -Martha Washington

I saw that on a piece of literature from Tokyo Orientation. It verbalizes what I've been feeling since coming here. It's useless to try and compare any aspect of my life to anything else, past present or future. It's my life and I am going to own it.



Tonight was the first night I met Brandon and Crystal, the other newbie JETs in Shibukawa who just arrived tonight. It's shaping up to be a great year with everyone! :) We have one more coming towards the end of August. Tonight was also the first night I was introduced to the pleasure of warikan, which means everyone-pays-the-same-regardless-of-who-ordered-what. Kind of annoying because my meal cost $6 and others' meals cost $15 and we all paid $10. Since when is this system a good idea? -__- But the $4 that I lost was made up in the free vegetables I've been given at work :) Eggplant, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers! I need to use them before they go bad!

Soon I will post pictures of my schools and write about my first workweek at them. :D