What happened in Japan was very unexpected and tragic. I have received a lot of questions regarding my employment over there. I waited a few days so that my company had a chance to figure everything out as they had higher priorities to take care of first. I got the e-mail from Amity this morning updating me on everything going on.
So here are your updates: All of the Amity staff and teachers in the affected area are safe and accounted for. Ten schools were affected by the disaster and the staff and teachers have moved to neighboring schools until further notice, and in the meantime those ten schools will be assessed for damages and checked to see how safe the structure is. The teachers won’t return until the schools are repaired and reopened.
So we can breathe a sigh of relief for that.
In regards to my departure: Nothing has changed and I am still set to leave on April 8th EST. My branch school was unaffected by the disaster so I can still go to Japan just as planned. Kurashiki is pretty far south of Tokyo, whereas the disaster affected the east coast that is north of Tokyo. Much like when hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, everyone in Michigan still went about their day since Michigan was unaffected. So, what happened in Miyagi and Sendai didn’t really affect Okayama and Kurashiki.
So all is well on my end and I hope this post has put you all at ease. Please continue to send your thoughts and generosity to Japan.
Glad to hear your grand plans are still going through. Japan will be lucky to have you.
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