FAQ

Disclaimer: I admit this is a very narcissistic thing to do (starting a blog, writing about my Lifeee). I just hope the narcissism will be balanced by the benefits of keeping better in touch with the people I care about, and keeping a record of my time in Japan.

The following is for anyone who happened upon this that I haven't spoken to in the last 6 months. Everyone else skip this post. Please.

Top 5 questions you get asked when you decide to move cross-continent:
1. What will you do there (in Japan)?
A: I'm going to be working in the Center for Clinical Research in Keio University's School of Medicine. It's a pretty big school, but this particular campus is somewhat smaller.  According to my boss, Takayuki, about 100 med students per year attend.
2. Do you know Japanese?
A: Nope.  Only about 50 words, and the katakana and hiragana alphabets (but reading katakana helps a lot, as all borrowed english words are written phonetically with it).
Working on it though.
3. How long will you be there?
A: About 3 years.  Who knows from there. 

4. Are you excited? Nervous?

A: Yes, of course, both.  (But honestly the excitement didn’t really happen til I was arriving in the city.  It's been a whirlwind of a summer and last month in MN, haven't really had time to look forward.)

5. Do you like sushi?  You should get sushi at Jiro’s Sushi Bar.  Have you seen Jiro Dreams of Sushi?  You should.

Yes, I enjoy sushi, at least the few times I’ve had it. No I still haven’t seen it. I will though, I promise.