It has been 2 months since I came back to France. France, not so bad, no so good either. I feel enthusiastic about the food (salads are so good), the music (Celtic music, African music, Jewish music, even Japanese music !), the people. I'm spending time with my family, great parties with my long-time-no-see buddies and I meet half-a-dozen new groovy people everyday.
Some might say : Hey Romain, what are you din' in your life ?
Well... it's complicated. I spend hours commuting from my green calm countryside to the grey and dynamic Paris. I go there for classes (Japanese history of ideas) or semi-professional purposes (I did interpreting two days ago for a 3 hours conference about Japanese history, big deal ! Waiting for work interviews, etc...).
Yeah, speaking of interview, I just had one for a job at CLAIR Paris, you know, CLAIR, a Japanese organization supervising JET Programme. Well, everything was fine, except that I was confronting with a French Elite class CIR (and very kind too), so I have no idea...
They will let me know on Monday. If I'm in, then I will work full-time with Japanese people investigating the European local autonomy, for decent paid. I'm planning to save a lot of money for 2-3 years to go complete my studies in USA. Man, it's so expensive : About 20 000 euros a year !
If I'm (most probably) not in, then... I'm still officially a student.
One year of academic post-graduate researches and then two years in an interpreting school, ESIT.
ESIT is very famous, not so expensive (500E a year) but I'll have to stay at Mom and Dad's place and study on a crappy campus. Yes, French educational system is damn cheap, but so poor ! So dirty, cold and dark it's unrespectful. I'm sure they have nicer classrooms in post-sovietic Russia. I feel very sorry for my teachers...
Say it simple. If I can get the job, I'm going (in 2 or 3 years) to brightful (and expensive) California. Otherwise I stay 3 years in Paris, graduate in interpreting, translating, and then...
Wait for me, World !
Mata ne, Lil' Buddies ! Any idea for winter vacation ?
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