In our area over 1300 people haven gotten laid off. Several companies and manufacturers which had the most employees closed down. I was one of the ones laid off. Finding a job now has been quite difficult so I'm going to take the route of courses. I want to take teaching English as a second language. I've always been interested in Japanese culture and though am nowhere near being fluent I can understand some of it, and say a few things. I'm still learning the language, and will continue to learn it. I also have to learn to write it. Hiragana and Katakana will be much easier than Kanji. In the meantime I guess I'll have more time to make walls and floors and learn to recolour! lol