Chapter #6
[1] Standing on the side of a major highway with a big sign hung around my neck and helium filled balloons floating above was not how I had imagined my first job. The sun would never go away and the constant exposure to it quickly turned into a deep tan. Because the sun was always to my right the tan covered mostly just one side of my body - Byran thought it was hilarious. I now fully understood why the construction workers putting new surface on the highway would wear long sleeve shirts - the heat was still so high that it didn't matter anyway. With my first savings I went to the Westfield shopping mall and bought myself a brand new CD player. I also refreshed the playlist although I got so used to the Japanese music that I decided to keep it as well. Every shift would start with the same ritual - I would ride a bicycle to the restaurant, pick up the sign, the bottle with frozen water and then walk to the corner. Brenda kept assuring me that as soon as customers started showing up I would be able to finally start my training inside.
[2] Psychology was going to be a challenge. Most classes were held twice a week and lasted about ninety minutes but this one was to be held on Friday morning and would take three hours. As with all of the courses we were handed out syllabuses and were told that to make sure we keep up with the material every class would start with a quizz from the material covering last week. It was going to be a big part of the score. To make it a bit worse, most classes would finish on Thursday and that's when a lot of house parties would start so while I would love to join Akira I would end up cramming up for exams. With the vocabulary it was going to be a challenge so I decided to keep up with the material carefully translating all the words before the class began so at least I had some idea what the teachers was talking about. The effort seemed to be paying off when I got an A from my first quizz. First test I took at American school and a boost to my confidence that I could actually compete with others.
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