Six Lessons I’ve Learnt Living Abroad: Part 1

My current job as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) on the JET programme is coming to an end this July. As it is only May, July is still a few months away. Still, I had to make the decision on whether I would recontact for 2019 in December 2017, so leaving our home in Shimonoseki…

N5 Stands for NO X 5 – But Apparently we PASSED!

Up-date: We passed! Somehow and with little in it…success! In the first weekend of December, Dan and I decided to give ourselves a little festive treat, and take a Japanese proficiency exam. We went in at the beginner, and lowest, level of N5 of the JLPT test (Japanese government accredited). So we enjoyed (in no…