Thursday, February 17, 2000

A Plan to leave Oz

Well I was over it. Worked a hundred different jobs and spoke hello/goodbye in six languages but I couldn't chat with any of the nations I could say "Hello" to. It was time to go abroad.

I thought maybe Europe, put the EU passport to good use, but my contact with a friend whose Ma rented rooms to Japanese boarders had given me a few more phrases in that language. Japan was also close to Oz and the chances of finding work as a teacher of English were good. And I needed that.

Some bank was fool enough to give me a credit card so I was fool enough to use it. I rang the travel agent and asked if they took Amex and when they said "yes" I replied "see you tomorrow."

So I bought a ticket to Japan, not knowing where I would stay, thinking I'd be selling crack on the streets of Tokyo and hoping I could last a week until I could organise a return seat to get home again.

But I received an email from a Sydney pal who said he was in Japan and did we want to meet up. Well I landed with US$400 and stayed in his apartment for 6 weeks so the punt came off ok.

Read on to see just how and thanx for droppin by Deezplace.