much needed clarification. GenkiJACS= radical

hi all. Still in Shizuoka. Still really enjoying things. Having problems uploading photos at the moment, so I'll try to find another computer as soon as possible. But for now, formalities:

As most of you already know, the purpose of this blog is to keep friends and family informed about my experieces during my two months in Japan and to avoid the insincerity of mass emails. However, in an email which I have just finished reading, it has been brought to my attention that I am in fact using the internet and there exists the potential for those outside my target audience to read my entries. While the idea that people who do no know me would be influenced by (let alone read) my shoddy writing completely boggles my mind, I guess it is possible in theory. Therefore, certain things should be clarified.

In my post about my first day in Fukuoka I talked about being stranded and on my own with no known contacts in the city. While all of that really happened and I don't think I was excessively malicious in the things I said, I forgot to follow up and fully explain the mix up. As it turns out (surprise surprise) my own negligence was to blame for my homelessness. In an email sent to over a month in advance by GenkiJACS, information including the names of my host parents, their contact numbers as well as detailed directions to their house from the airport were attached. However, due to the sketchy nature of my university webmail account and (more importantly) my poor reading abilities, I failed to open that attachment. GenkiJACS was in no way at fault.

I have nothing but good things to say about the teachers, staff and the organization of the school during my stay. When I get the chance I would really like to go back and take more classes. Everyone associated with Genki are major reasons why I'm so fond of Fukuoka. I learned alot, met a bunch of really good people and had fun in the process. My apologies if I left an impression contrary to that. mon mal.

For anyone studying Japanese I would definitely recommend checking them out->
http://www.genkijacs.com/