Yeah, that's right, getting the hell out of the Otake-cho ghetto. When I was sick with a sinus infection a week ago for the 5th time since coming to Nobeoka, one of my JTEs mentioned that my pred used to have allergy problems from the mold in my apartment. He then asked me why I didn't move? My response was something like, "You mean, I'm allowed to move?"

Turns out yes, I am. He helped me find an apartment in another set of teacher housing on the other side of Nobeoka. The new place is MUCH newer and nicer...for one thing, it has a water heater...yeah, I know, crazy-luxury, right?

There was a bit of trauma since we will be the first non-Japanese teachers living there (damn foreigners might do crazy things, you never know!), but it's been resolved and we will be moving next Tuesday. Woohoo! (incidentally, one of the biggest reasons given to deny Chinese people apartments is "They use a lot of oil in their cooking, so it would mess up the walls." Japanese people pretty much hate all foreigners equally, it's not an American thing.)

Between that and the bed I'm buying from another departing ALT, and it will almost feel like I have a real life! Maybe if I can quit being sick all the time, my mood will improve too...the damned drugs fuck with me.