Training Begins!

Surprisingly, there's no internet access at the seminar house (at least not that AEON pays for,) and the nearest Starbucks or internet cafe is a 20 minute walk away.  I did manage to find a spot in the house where I could access someone's wifi in the neighborhood, so I didn't have to make that trek tonight.  My online time will be limited, to say the least.

I had my first adventure in Japan - on the train to Omiya, the doors closed before I could get on, separating me from the rest of the group.  Luckily, our trainer told us that Omiya was the last stop, so I just waited for the next train and rode it all the way.

My fellow trainees are all pretty cool.  There are nine of us, mostly from the US and Canada.  We've been wandering around together in big groups, partially because we all get along well and partially for protection from getting lost and to pool our meager Japanese :)

Today was only a four-hour day, but the next eight will be full eight-hour days.  We'll be preparing and presenting full 50-minute lessons on about half the days, and one will be with current AEON students they'll be bringing here by taxi.  It's a little intimidating to think that we'll be going from zero to the real thing in a little more than a week, but I have faith in our trainers and my colleagues to help us get there.