Transferring

Since being transferred to hirosaki Aomori since the quake we have been trying to get settled.

I have been sharing an apartment rented by the school with the outgoing teacher. He is great and I knew him when he first came to Aomori 2 years ago.

I decided not to take his apartment since it's old and small. Perfect for one single teacher travelling with no furniture. The school also offer furnished apartments at additional cost. Since I had my own furniture I opted not to take the school package.

Now they are in a predicament because now they have a furnished apartment and no one to stay in it.

I still have no where to stay though because I have not had chance to look round due to working all week. Even if I could find somewhere it would still be unfurnished.

The school have asked me to buy the furniture anyway which seems crazy since I already have my own. I also have to leave Friday so this weekend I'm going to be homeless again.

Although we have no classes and plenty of admin time I still can't take a day off to make this work more smoothly.

It all comes down to this weekend.

Location:２丁目,Hirosaki,Japan

Radiation level 5 beware

Radiation levels are still a worry for the people in japan.
It has been officially revealed that neutrons have been released with the radiation.

This makes us worry about just how much more the government hasn't told us.

The radiation level has also been increased to five.

Iodine tablets help stop people from absorbing the radiation. These tablets also come with big health risks.
It's recommend that people eat seaweed. This can also help with less side effects.

If iodine tablets are acquired then the best time to take them is only when you are exposed to the radiation.

Location:３丁目,Aomori,Japan

Leaving Sendai

Although Sendai was bustling with people many shops were closed.

Notable closed shops included the convenience stores which are usually open 24/7. I have rarely seen these shops closed and I can only assume they have no stock.

Many people stood in great long lines it was like being at an amusement park except no happy smiling faces just solemn patient stares. All were waiting for the small city buses to take them home. Many more will be waiting for hours.

I reserved my ticket for Aomori and there are still seats available on the bus. They say some of the roads are damaged so they will have to drive slow

We set off at 17:20 it may take 5hrs to arrive.

Location:３丁目,Sendai,Japan

Life in boxes....

Today we leave. Our life in boxes.

The new teacher moved in to the apartment. I left with just a few of my clothes and my laptop. He arrived with less than that.

I'm not sure when I can get my things from tendo. They are all stored in the kitchen.

I am on the bus to sends now. I enjoyed working for James Tendo. It was great working with Jameson and Noriko. They had good humour and were easy going.

From Sendai I will head north to Aomori.

Location:Tendo,Japan

Ishinomaki teacher tendo

The James ishinomaki arrived in tendo yamagata today after losing his home. He has spent the past week with his wife and two kids in a shelter. One kid about 3 years old the other only 6 months.

I have sped up my packing. I will leave my house on the 24th bound for Aomori. I will only take some clothes and I'll leave most here. There are no moving services operating now and I'll have to wait to the end of April before I'll see my stuff.

I'll get the bus from tendo to Sendai.




Then from Sendai the bus to Aomori.




I'll stay at Yuuri's parents house and meet the teacher in hirosaki 40 mins away by train.

I will begin teaching on 28th March

Ishinomaki survival

The teacher at ishinomaki is currently living in a shelter. He is there with his family.

I will move out as soon as I can so he can take my place. I still don't know what I can do with my furniture as it is all brand new.

The other teacher in hirosaki also has to move out and leave all his stuff.

I will move to hirosaki asap

Report from the city

The only way to yamagata city is by bus and as we got to the terminal we saw people lining up to leave.







They were bound for cities on the west coast like Sakata.

The city was busy with many transposed but also people shopping on this bank holiday weekend.

Starbucks was open but had no milk and mos burger had a limited supply. They only offered one item per person.
One man came in wanting fifty pieces of chicken but was turned away.

The trains remained stationary.

Location:１丁目,Yamagata,Japan