Placement!

I come bearing happy news! I found out my placement today from JET. I will be going to:

Murakami, Niigata, Japan ( 38°14′N, 139°29′E)

Click the coordinates above to view the satellite image of my city! If you would like to know a little more about the city I will be living and working in, then please check out the following sites:

Wikipedia Entry: Murakami, Niigata
Enjoy Niigata: Murakami, Niigata
Murakami Official Website: Yokoso!

I'm afraid that there isn't too much information, but that should give you a few ideas.

In other news, both Kim and Marnie have their placements as well! Kim will be going to Okinawa, Miyakojima (24.8° N 125.3° E), and Marnie is heading to Wakayama, Tonabe ( 33°43′41″N, 135°22′40″E)! They are both very excited about their placements, and although we are pretty far apart from each other, we are already planning visits to each other's cities!

Also, I got my IRS 6166 confirmation form in the mail! So, now I have one less worry. I'm still waiting on the background check from the FBI.

JET will be hosting their annul Q & A Session Saturday, June 30^th, 2007. I've already sent in my RSVP, and boy do I have some questions for them!

Now I just have to wait for my contracting agency in Niigata to contact me. They will send my my contract, information on the area, and my address. I should also be contacted by my predecessor soon, that way I can pester them with LOTS of questions! I will update again once I find out anymore information from my contracting agency!