Today is International Translation Day! As 30 September is the feast day of St Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the patron saint of translators.

Something to remember as I embark on my translator journey.

Another year

Another year, one more candle.

Time flies.

A month

It has been a month since moving to Japan.

I won't say I have settled down yet, things are still all over the place.

But I think I need to force myself to settle into a routine.

Time to work out a schedule, and stick to it.

Busy days

Since moving to Japan, things have been busy.

First is all the legal stuff, to get myself officially registered as a resident here. Then the financial stuff to get bank accounts and such.

There is also the need to sort out the room, with all the stuff that arrived from Singapore. Including getting new furniture and figuring out how to store all that stuff I brought over (mostly books...)

And there is the search for a stable income. Meanwhile, freelance translation is helping to tide things over.

Most of all, it is about trying to find a rhythm to life here.

Busy days... but I guess that's characteristic of all changes in life.