Agent77

Well I didn’t pass the JLPT but I was close!

I’m taking classes at Soko Gakuen. I tested into the 4th class Begining 3 and now I’m in the first Intermediate class (of 6 classes, lol).

It’s weird taking a Japanese class. I have to remind myself to study more. I think I learned way more vocabulary on my own than in school but I’m learning better grammar and my writing is improving

I’ve had my degree for awhile now. It’s a bachelor’s of science in electrical engineering technology.

A lot of regular EE’s talk flack about EET’s. But y’know what? Don’t care. I loved my program, I liked the more hands on real life approach. I loved my internships at the mining company and the paper plant. the calculus was crazy (EET’s at my school take calc 1-3 required. I took linear algebra, discrete math 1 and 2 as well for my engineering electives but not Diff eq, which is required for EE’s) Besides I want to be a field engineer for awhile, not a theorist. And I can licensed in most states including my homestate.

Add to this the fact that eventually I’d like to get my master’s in some type of engineering studies (not sure if it will be electrical though) which will negate this stigma on EET’s anyway.

The next step is to get my EIT license but for that I will have to figure what state I’m going to be in for awhile since it’s apparently easier to transfer a P.E, usually if you’re an EIT you have to take the test again and start over (correct me if I’m wrong). I’m in americorps until July so I think I won’t probably sit for the EIT until at least 2011.

Well it’s been 10 months since I trimmed my hair and started really growing my hair out. I started out about an inch or so above APL and now there actually tiny strands grazing BSL, and it’s only November. My 2009 goal was to make CBL in the front, which is basically done and be near BSL with hopes to be at BSL by my Bday in February. I think for 2010 is to be APL in the front and near MBL in the back. this is of course stretched since I’m still natural. and I’m still anemic with the slow growing hair

Hopefully I’ll be waist length in the back by my 25th bday in Feb 2011. That’s about 10 inches to go.