one good deed.
i did my one good deed of the year this past saturday, volunteering at the pre-departure seminar for the newbies leaving on a jet plane for this year's installment of new JETs on the programme. this year, FINALLY, i was asked to be on a panel, where i sagely dispensed knowledge of what to (and what not to) bring to j-land... like DO bring flouridated toothpaste, DON'T bother bringing dryer sheets... stuff like that. since i never really received an orientation for my japanese, i felt it my duty to warn, err, educate the unsuspecting fools. i took most of my time working the room, going up to the newbies and regaling them with the horrific stories and amusing myself with their white-faced reactions. we'll see if they ask me back on stage next year.
current mood: it was my duty, and not just personal entertainment