Eventually something had to give. Deep down I knew that my insane schedule couldn't keep going on as it was, and this came to me as a kind of epiphany this (Sunday) morning on the way to work. I was walking to my office in a business area of Tokyo that was completely deserted because even the die-hard salarymen were at home asleep and I spent the whole day in front of a computer screen in an empty office. I refuse to spend the rest of my twenties like that.
So I decided to scrap my Japanese lessons because they were inconveniently placed in the middle of the afternoon, four times a week for an hour and a half each, plus homework; they were screwing up my entire schedule. Plus, as I said, my classmates are no great joy to be with and being a research student this pain is worth nothing as I can't even get credits to contribute to my master's course next year. Worst of all I effectively had no time to do any of the research I'm actually being paid for - I've only read one article in a whole month, which is really not right! Getting rid of these lessons makes everything else fall comfortably into place and gives me a freedom of choice over how I organise my time. I feel so much better knowing I don't have to do any FUCKING HOMEWORK any more!!
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