December, the Christmas month, is finally here with us. I always look forward to December, being the holiday month that is. Signifying the end of what is sometimes a long year, sometimes a good year (which would feel short). This will be the first time I will be spending Christmas away from my family 😦 (大変)
Anyway, I woke up this morning to the beginnings of snow and the coldest temperatures I have ever experienced. It wasn’t so bad, but of course this is only the beginning. By February the winter will be at its coldest so I should reserve my judgement until then. Still, the landscape is beautiful.
Snow at the Kanazawa University campus
That being said, in December, you will indulge in all manner of excesses: shopping, eating and drinking. By January, almost everyone is broke. I am going to Tokyo for the Christmas break and Tokyo is quite expensive (perhaps the world’s most expensive city) and I am contemplating leaving my ATM card behind! Of course I must first set aside the money for January survival!
Anyway, if you are in Kenya, there is a way to clear your January bills early through OLX, bearing in mind you can sell everything and anything on that site. You can also raise money for December debauchery 😀 Start early, make an ad that stands out. Sell anything (except the illegal stuff) and everything. Go through your inventory for the year, find clothes and shoes you haven’t worn in 2014, books you might never read again, random electronics gathering dust on shelves, furniture crowding your apartment, quails that failed as a business.. the platform to sell everything is there, so use it. Create ads that stand out, here are some tips to do that. Good luck in raising the money! Let’s enjoy the holidays, but stay safe. Long live December!
Savvy Kenya in Japan 
I’d be shocked by the snow, considering I only have one half sweater and a coat in my wardrobe…. But I have an inkling you will weather the cold well 🙂
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I thought I wouldn’t be able to breathe outside in 0deg or -0 deg weather but actually, it is pretty comfortable. You wear several layers of clothes and you walk in the snow and enjoy winter, it’s awesome!
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So you look like a Eskimo? Dress wise that is? Glad to hear you are weathering snow well…I think I would just be whining on end hehehe oh unless I find a very warm blanket 🙂
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Indoors is all heated, so well you only look like an eskimo when you have to step outside!
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Oh well, seems things are all figured out 🙂
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I was mentally prepared for Japan for a year before coming..
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