Training Day

Ok, first off: sorry there aren't any pictures. I'm planning on dragging the camera around, a little later, but yesterday didn't offer much in the way of opportunity (aside from a 4 hour layover, in Dulles).

That said, it's good to be back on Kyushu. In some ways, I think it hasn't really hit me that I'm back. There have been moments where I could feel it to take some time to put together a decent post about the things that have really stirred up some of that feeling, when I have the right words for it. I think the moment I find a vending machine with some C.C. Lemon in it will be the appropriate time.

Leaving the States was about as bittersweet a moment as I can think of. Having to leave a lot of people behind, good friends, and people I care about, is never easy. Knowing that I would be coming back to Japan, and being able to see friends that I haven't seen in over year, tempers some of that. I've missed being here when I wasn't, and I'll miss people back home when I'm not there.

Anyways, today was the first "official" day of training. Went about as well as one could hope, and I'm looking forward to this job. Haven't been able to say that about many jobs in the past, so that's a definite improvement in situation, in itself. Today, we covered some of the basics, as far as work is concerned, and then concluded with lunch, and a quick tour of the area around the hotel and Kyushu office. Not a very strenuous start, but they're being very accommodating of any jetlag issues. Luckily, I managed to knock that one out in the days leading up to arrival, and on the plane.  Now, I just have to adjust to shaving, again, every day. That one is going to be far more difficult. I'd grown quite accustomed to being free to adorn my face with days, and weeks, worth of stubble. No longer, I'm afraid.

I'll have more to write about, soon, when things start to pick up, and I've been free to wander. I'll be sure to add some pictures, as well, to make this all much more interesting. Maybe, if we're all lucky, it'll be worth reading, soon.

Until then, またね。