I’m back in Ehime this weekend, for the first time since November. When I used to be a JET I could never understand why ALTs from the big cities complained about living in the countryside. What’s not to like about being surrounded by greenery, clean air and lots of fresh food? But after being in the big city myself for the past few months it was strange not being able to catch a Starbucks when I needed one!

I’ve only been here for a couple of days though so it is pretty busy to say the least. It’s been lots of backing up of data, doing stock checks and preparing the action plans for this year. From day to day things do seem to move slowly, but when you look back over 6 months a lot has happened, and the rest of this year should be pretty exciting too. Stay tuned!