Well, it's 12:09 am on Saturday October 12, 2008. I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It really is true that every year of your life seems to pass by quicker and quicker. I called my brother Jeff this morning and found out that he and his fiancee Valerie had decided not to come to Japan to spend Christmas with me. I understand this because of the way the economy is now and to be perfectly honest I'm a bit relieved. Although it would have been great to have them in Japan for the holidays it would have cost me alot of money to take them around and such. So I will be staying in Japan for the holidays and currently considering visiting either Nagano, Niigata or Fukushima. I want to visit somewhere with snow and cold weather!
I checked the GoLloyds website this morning and was surprised to see that almost all currencies have dropped except for the yen which hasn't been too negatively affected by the upcoming recession and bad economic times for the world. The Canadian dollar was only worth 87yen which is the lowest it has been since before I came to Japan. This is actually great news for me as it will be easier for me to pay off my debt to my parents as my Japanese yen is worth more. So, I've decided to change my life plan to saving every yenny I can. I'm planning on selling my car over the next few months and trying to get a lot of money saved up. My tentative goal is to return to Canada permanently by December 2010. Although I will always love Japan, and am sure that I will miss it terribly, I feel like it is a chapter of my life that needs to end so that another one can begin.
I don't really have any big plans for this weekend. I'm just going to teach my private student at 11am in the morning then clean my apartment and relax for the day. On Sunday evening, I will go to Ryugasaki to my friend Daryle's apartment for a surprise birthday party for my friend Liyan. It should be a fun evening! Well, I'm getting a little bit tired so it's time for me to stop writing!
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