--- date: '2020-10-03 13:31:33' draft: false posttype: note slug: 5f786f25 visibility: public title: note --- Just been advised that the scheme I want to apply for in a couple of years time to move to rural Japan has a prominent 'word of mouth' element for selecting and approving candidates.. which will give my success hopes a fairly substantial boost! Also start date wouldn't need to be start of April but rather when all loose ends are tied up and we are able to move over, so (if successful) won't have to rush through shipping stuff over to Japan and selling our house. My excitement levels have been temporarily buffed!