Archive for December, 2008

Japanese Interview Practice
December 8, 2008

Interviews in Japan aren’t so different from ones in Americca are they? I wish ihad asked this earlier, way before my interview at a Japanese-owned restaurant! I’ve been imaging how it should go. If I walk in and say “Hajimemashite” won’t they expect for me to continue the interview in Japanese? Either way, I would [...]

First Times
December 8, 2008

Aaah! First times are scary aren’t they? The first time you fell off your bike or fell in love. The first time you cut class or cut yourself while cooking. 恐いでしょう?

At 5:00pm today I’ll have my first job interview at a soba restaurant in Manhattan.

I was lucky to get all my other jobs. I was [...]