Wow! Three years as a kenshusei! I don't know how you did it! Here in Nagano, the usual kenshusei programme is called 里親 and lasts two years. I only did one year because I'm a little bit order than the usual profile and because I've done some farming before. Also, because, I'm not receiving any money from the government, I was not bound by the same tight rules. My senpai before all did two years but I would have become mad if I'd stayed that long!