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From the start of June it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 58 days, 1392 hours, 83520 minutes, or 5011200 seconds until my contract officially ends with JET and, though I might paint myself as someone anxiously counting down the days by knowing that, the truth is I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m nervously watching those numbers, worried that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m running out of time. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re leaving at the end of July or earlier, now is the time to start planning your departure. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re staying, enjoy watching the rest of us panic.<\/p>\n
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll repeat that sage advice you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve heard throughout your years, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Do not save it until the last minute, if you do, it won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get done.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Thank you Ms. Powers, my fifth grade teacher. Seriously though, start to let all those places you visit often know it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be your last month in July. Whether it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the gym, your barber, downstairs neighbor, or the cute girl behind the Lawson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s counter, tell them so they aren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t left thinking you died in a dark dank gaijin trap all by yourself. Who knows, you may even get gifts or discounts in return. For those who took the time to make your stay here as comfortable as possible go the extra step and give them a Thank You card and small treat. Surprisingly, those can take a lot longer to write than expected, so again, start now!<\/p>\n
Did you somehow acquire way more things than you brought with you and now you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re wondering where that blender come from? Give it away, sell it, or mail it ahead of you. No one wants to frantically run out the night before the flight home searching for another suitcase to accommodate all those random piece of junk\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 sorry\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I mean sentimental and valuable items that should never, never be thrown away.<\/p>\n
If everything is done or you need a break open this month\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s issue of the Hyogo Times and enjoy an interview with Simon Darveniza, an Australian whose found a great way to explore Japan on a budget, or skim through what JET\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s have been saying about their time here in our new section \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Until It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Experienced.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Once you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re done with those take a look at our regular sections and see what you missed at AJET Block 6\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Biwa Boat Cruise, find the 5 movies you should see this month, a new recipe, and more. Simply put, check off the annoying, but essential things from your list now that way you can spend the final weeks visiting any final places you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been meaning to or seeing the friends you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll miss when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re gone. As a friend once said, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I never meant to leave, but girl I gotta go. Selfish it may be, but know my heart ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t cold. I got some things to see, but tonight get on the floor. Better yet, jump on the board, surf’s up this wave gon’ take us all.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
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