Today I woke up with a cold – probably the consequence of my big three day birthday weekend. Yesterday I went to bed early, but today I have a stuffed up head. I got up and walked around a bit to see if it cleared up, but no luck. I went to school anyway, since I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do to call in sick, and overall, I’m really not too bad.
At school everybody asked about my cold, and I quickly learned the Japanese words for cold and sickness. I actually worked my cold into each of my lessons today, and since I probably got it from one of the kids, it’s kind of poetic that they have to learn a little English about colds.
As soon as Mr. Hayashi found out, he assured me that I could go home anytime, and that I could skip tomorrow as well. We’re leading up to midterms, and I think the kids could benefit from some extra study time, but I told him I’d stick it out, and stick it out I did. I ended up leaving a little earlier than normal, around 3:15, but I managed to cover all my classes without a problem.
Miss Kageyama dropped by and said thanks for the CD – I guess she had thought that it was English homework that I wanted her to transcribe, until she popped it into her player and Coldplay started playing. I did have a bit of a time convincing her that the cheesecake she made me was totally unrelated to my illness.
I’m making up some noodle soup tonight, and bundling up in warm clothes. I’m drinking tea right now, and hopefully I’ll get to bed early and get over this. Most of the other JETs I’ve talked to have gone through some kind of sickness since arriving, and the weather change is a big factor.
