Well, after some further research and talking to my friend at length, it
would be a great opportunity but they don't actually have an opening for
a science teacher full time. What we have agreed is that *IF* I don't
get in teacher training college in the UK this fall, I'll go over for a
month and get some work experience - which would be very cool.

As for the not very sentimental about pets, I read some fairly
disturbing information about the majority of Japanese vets that have
made me decide that the mogs would not go there. Apparently, 3 out of 4
Japanese vets do not use pain killers on animals either before, during
or after surgery, believing that animals don't feel pain in the way we
humans do. I am sure there are some wonderful American trained vets in
Japan, and the Japanese vets are *competent*, but the majority percieve
animals as posessions and *things*.

As someone who likes the fact I can ring up my vet and he knows who my
cats are, what their foibles are, and that they're my kids, when I talk
about them on the phone, I think it's something I'd have difficulty
coping with.

A lot of things are happening this week, (hopefully all good) and with
any luck, I'll get into teacher training college for the fall semester.
I also had a great job interview at Starbucks today - As a coffee
addict, I've always wanted to be a coffee barrista (just for the hell of
it) and I have an hours "on the job experience" on saturday, after which
I'll be told whether I'm allowed to make fancy coffee!

Please keep paws crossed. :o)

Helen M