Good news! Two new freshman girls have joined my English class, so now there are five freshman and one sophomore. It's very fun. Every week we read the Bible, and practice English conversation, among other things. Last week, we discussed how talking in English is like a game of tennis, where the conversation goes back and forth, as opposed to Japanese, where conversation can be more like bowling at times. So we had various converstations while throwing tennis balls back and forth to help visualize the nature of the conversation. It went really well.
The summer workers are coming in about two weeks. There will be lots of stuff going on then too. ...like my schedule isn't full enough as is! ^_^
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Just a normal update this time
Well sorry, no new pictures. I haven't taken any recently. The semester has begun, and now there seems to something always happening. Between working part time, and BEST club activities, my schedule is pretty full, if not overloaded. On Wednesdays, I have an English discussion class for interested BEST club underclassmen. Right now, there are three freshmen guys, and a sophomore. They all have a desire to speak English, and we are quickly seeming to become good friends. There is also a girl who may be coming next week. She is a new freshman, and I don't think I have met her before. Anyway, I really like the class, and the people in it. It would be perfect if I wasn't always about to die from having taught at the Junior High School earlier in the day. Wednesdays are essentially a 7am-10pm day... Yuck! Hey, that's like a normal Japanese workday for most people!
Now is "Golden Week". It's a period of time during the year where there are 5 Japanese holidays that line up in a row. So, it a big vacation for Japan. There are a lot of people who have left. Golden week doesn't mean anything to me, just as much as probably Spring Break means to a Japanese person. But, I do get a break from teaching, which means I can finally catch up on all the "loose ends" that have been accumulating for a while.
I wish I had a secretary. ^_^
Now is "Golden Week". It's a period of time during the year where there are 5 Japanese holidays that line up in a row. So, it a big vacation for Japan. There are a lot of people who have left. Golden week doesn't mean anything to me, just as much as probably Spring Break means to a Japanese person. But, I do get a break from teaching, which means I can finally catch up on all the "loose ends" that have been accumulating for a while.
I wish I had a secretary. ^_^
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