“For future reference, Harry, it is raspberry… although of course, if I were a Death Eater, I would have been sure to research my own jam preferences before impersonating myself.”
-Albus Dumbledore, the Half-Blood Prince
As a young person caught in the throes of (probably not-so-wild) adventure, I find myself at a loss for what to share. Do you care, for instance, that when I was in High School I won third place at the State Speech and Debate Tournament for a piece from Junie B. Jones? Or perhaps you might be interested to know that I have written two romance manuscripts and completed my epic young adult novel (though… really, it needs a sequel). Then again, you could be intrigued by my penchant to enjoy plastic rocket sippy-cups. Oh, and my favorite jam is also, like Albus, raspberry.
Maybe just the basics, eh?
My name is K@ (Kat), and I am an assistant language teacher (ALT) in Iki-shi, Nagasaki-ken, JAPAN. I got my job through the JET Programme, a government-sponsored “exchange” program, although there are plenty of private companies that do the same thing. I’m fresh out of college (graduate of Gonzaga University, class of 2008 ) and will probably go to Law School at some point in the near future. We’ll see how that goes, eh? My ultimate goal in life is to work for the United States Foreign Service and become a wildly famous author. And also learn how to make really, really good cinnamon buns.
I enjoy puns, creepy bugs (as long as they’re not in my home and not crawling on me), Harry Potter (I think that might be a bit obvious), photography, scrapbooking, studying Japanese when the mood strikes me, baking, watching the wind blow, history, reading and writing romance novels, and the United States Constitution.
If you have anything more specific you wish to know, please leave a message.
September 8, 2009 at 3:18 am
Hiya Kat!
I had my own adventure in my wilder days when I picked up a 3 month job in Seoul. I hopped over to Tokyo one weekend when I needed my visa renewed. I enjoyed reading your blog.
September 8, 2009 at 6:44 am
Well, I enjoy reading your blog! And I’m so excited about reading your book when it comes out–a romance in China! It’s like a dream come true.
May 21, 2009 at 6:02 am
Hey Kat,
I’m just wondering if you’re the girl that lead me around Tokyo with your fancy camera and lens one dazed night in Tokyo back in early August.
May 21, 2009 at 3:19 pm
In fact I am! Long time
May 21, 2009 at 3:32 pm
I thought so.
September 15, 2008 at 6:56 am
Hello David. Hope I can entertain you.
No bake cookies aren’t that hard–though they often involve beating a lot of egg whites which *is* difficult if you don’t have a blender. Trust me, I know.
Still have yet to bake. My microwave-oven is daunting me…
September 14, 2008 at 5:13 am
This is so random – I apologize – but, with no interest in doing anything substantive, like picking up a paintbrush or grading another summer diary, I got stuck on the ‘net, and, indirectly, found you.
I’m also a JET, working in a small town in Fukui-ken on Honshu.
As a not-so-young person trying to make a wild adventure of my time here, I’m currently just sitting in front of the ‘puter, watching George Carlin on youtube, and trying rather unsuccessfully to make no-bake cookies for the co-workers at my base school.
I really miss not having an oven (you’re quite right – baking is something not easily done at home, though I keep seeing baked goods everywhere I go – where are all the ovens?!).
My Japanese is almost non-existent, yet I applied for the Level 4 JLPT, which I took last year in the ’states, and failed.
Anyway.
I just wanted to say ‘hello’ to a stranger today – mission accomplished!