UGH. I need a serious vacation from my vacation. Planning it. Rehearsing it. Studying for it. Budgeting it. Thinking about it. Taking this itinerary on for four people was a really noble thought but, practically, inadvisable. Just shoot me.
Posted on October 05, 2007 @ 12:32 AM | 6 comments
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:) totally tiring! you should just do the planning and then do the studying on the plane ride over. i'm sure that it'll all come back to you. you did live there!
By 
gleek, at
5:14 AM, October 05, 2007
You poor thing. You can't do everything!
Cut out some of the places you're going to visit and give people free time to explore. Schedule time for spontaneity ;)
By Chris, at
7:24 AM, October 05, 2007
Hey Gleek! I'm just glossing over some grammar and vocab review, nothing too major (not trying to re-learn to read kanji or anything). I've noticed that my listening comprehension is spot-on still, but it takes me a few minutes to put together what I want to say. I'm trying to give my brain a little massage to but down on my response time. Having a Japanese family living next door helps a lot.
Chris- I wish it were that simple! I'm traveling with my mom, my dad, and my little sister, and everyone has a different agenda. Dad's going for a conference in Kyoto, so we're spending some time there. But I wanted to stop in Tokyo, since it's where I lived, and have dinner with my friend Kyoko and my host family. Dad wasn't interested, so mom and sis and I are doing it while he starts the conference (3.5 days there), then going to Kyoto (3.5 days there). Mom and sis leave November 1, and before they go they want to stay on Mount Koya, so we've got 2 nights there, which is plenty of time for that little place. Then they take off, and dad wants to do HIS thing, which is the Japan alps. I know it's a lot, but everything has some unique pleasure, and we're spending more than a weekend's worth in Tokyo and Kyoto, which are the big destinations (I've also already been to both, and Koya-san). The thing is, I'm really happy to do ANYTHING (Tokyo is my one must) and happy that I have a chance to go. It's accomodating everyone else that's tough-- that, and being a travel agent, because I'm the one who made all the reservations/did all the research, etc. o.0
By Kat, at
9:44 AM, October 05, 2007
here's me giving you a glass of wine! =)
as a fellow journalism UO grad stuck in a soul-crushing-yet-relevant job, (no NOT advertising), any job-hunting / career advice?!?!
By 
, at
4:11 PM, October 05, 2007
Hi UO-grad anon! I'm afraid I'm not much use on the career front. I like my current job, but it's sort of random, and I don't really see myself there for more than a few years. I guess my main thought is that if you don't like your job, unless it's absolutely going to get you where you want to go, you should say "screw it" and get a new one. I already went through that once. I'm certainly not a career-oriented person, though. I'd much rather enjoy my life than make my job my life. Then again, that's probably because I can't think of anything I'd actually want to make a career of.
By Kat, at
5:25 PM, October 05, 2007
slow down my friend. i know u want to make sure it is all perfect (yup, that's u, the perfectionist) but i agree that some spontaneity will make it more fun. remember Amsterdam? ;-) things will fall into place... and Denver is HOT this weekend!!! and not just outside temps. see ya soon!
By espresso...yum, at
8:41 PM, October 06, 2007
