Onwards
The rest of the year will be as exciting as always! As I said just a post ago, I’m now in London and for a week more I’ll stay here, culturally my favorite city in the world. The next week I’ll move to Oxford — I’ve often fantasized about living in a university town, this is the university town. In both cities I’ll stay in great rented rooms (cheaper and better than hostels, of which I’ve seen more than my life’s share already)!
By late August I’ll fly to Hong Kong for a few days, the world’s first Special Economic Zone, Friedman’s miracle of capitalism. Then off to Singapore for a month, where I’ll meet her and we’ll stay in a beautiful rented room better than most hotels, a great find. In 1960 S’pore was as wealthy per person as Mexico, 3 decades later it was 4 times wealthier and still is — it’ll be fascinating to witness one of the world’s most succesful countries. Then off to Bangkok for a month, living cheaply, coding lots, and eating delicious Thai food every single meal!
Then 1.5 months to Chiba: Japan again! To live with her, finally learn Japanese (I can’t say I lived in Japan for 7.5 months and still suck so much at it), and perhaps try my hand at the Japanese job market once more. I’ve missed her far too much.
Finally back to Mexico in time for the holidays.
Wish me luck!
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Sounds like a really exciting travel plan. Have fun!
I don’t care about holidays bro, but if you’re not there for my diploma consider yourself alienated from the family.
There, now it’s said.
Eli! When are you coming to Japan? I heard sometime in December. I leave Dec 8th. Hope to see you here. Have fun in Singapore!
Yoshi! I shall be around Chiba by the end of October, departing just around the same time you are. Yes, would be very happy to see you :)
How’s the Japanese going? I want to be immersed it in again already! I think I forgot to tell you but for learning kanji I absolutely recommend, far above all else, James Heisig’s magical Remembering the Kanji. As for grammar, Dover’s short Essential Japanese Grammar is excellent.
Such an exciting life, my friend!! Who would have thought in our last talk in Mexico that our destinies would bring us so far from our original destinations (2 years ago…) and all the way to Asia?? I like how we have so much more in common now! Miss you! Looking forward to seeing you in Mexico, for a while! And then off to the universe again!! Good luck!
Good luck Eli. May your life and travels be full enough for the rest of us. :)