WAITING // JAPAN (update!)

Long time no see! How are you all?!
So what exactly happened to May? Well, every day for me was a constant battle between study, procrastination and exams. But thank god that's all over now and I am now finished my undergraduate degree FOREVER! I can't describe how weird it feels...especially on my last day walking around college with thoughts about 'last times'. A part of me is still in denial.
Also, for those of you who don't know, I'm moving to Japan next month!! I'll be there for a year and seriously cannot wait - the whole waiting process is killing me. I've been stalking my own email obsessively (can you do that?) to hear more info from my employer but for now I do know that I'll be somewhere in Mie Prefecture! A quick google search will show that it's more of a suburban/rural part of Japan  - the north is quite urban while the south is very rural. SO I hope I'm either north or somewhere in the middle.

I do plan on continuing blogging although there will likely be more lifestyle/personal posts to document travels or just interesting things that happen! (possibly some videos?)
If there are any Japanese viewers/bloggers reading this, 会いましょう！

(old river island bomber, forever 21 pants, zara top)

x
Naz

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I'M GOING TO JAPAN!

Yes, I repeat: I'M GOING TO JAPAN. A few posts back I mentioned that I applied for the JET Programme where you go to Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher for English. The process is really length and luckily I got an interview and waited for the results for about 2 months. Then on April 1st, I saw a brown envelope in the postbox and thought, "This is it. I bet this is it." and my thoughts were confirmed when I saw the official embassy stamp. It did cross my mind that it was april fool's day but for extra measure, the letter was dated 31st of March! It's so weird, I mean I kind of believe it but then there are moments where I think, "Oh my god I really am going!!" I won't be leaving until the end of July so for now, studying and exams are the focus. I was all over twitter about the news and I wanted to write about it here, well, 2 weeks ago but I didn't want to tack it on as an extra with an outfit post. As well as writing here, I'll be tweeting more frequently about what's going on in the next few months so follow me here if you wanna know more :)

So anyway, these photos are from the 'Experience Japan' festival that I went to yesterday. It was absolutely freezing but still good fun; there were dance performances, karate demonstrations, kimono & yukata dressing, calligraphy and lots of other things!  I also lined up for 25 minutes to get yakisoba but it was so worth it.

Naz
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after dark

Guys, I have an interview tomorrow for the JET programme - where you go to Japan for a year and work as an ALT (assistant language teacher). I've read so many differing opinions on the interview process, how they purposely try to throw you off, good cop bad cop style questions and overall, you leave feeling uncertain! I'm just gonna try my best to stay calm and enthusiastic despite whatever reactions they may or may not give. But just imagine me cracking a small joke only to find stony faces staring back at me. I'm sure they're lovely people though so just. gotta. stay. calm. Wish me luck!

On another note, my latest 'accomplishment' is reading After Dark by Haruki Murakami in 4 hours - it was that good! I really recommend it; it's different so definitely don't expect some huge action or climax. It has a subtle yet strong strength.
P.S. you might be happy to know that I've finally posted a song that's actually in English.

(old topshop sweater, forever 21 pants, nike free runs, vero moda scarf)

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Naz x