My three classes today went just fine. I conducted my first interview test with the students, and it went well. Most students had memorized a dialog, and then recited it like robots in front of me. I had anticipated this, and gave them three possible situations, so that they would have to react on the spot. Instead, the students just memorized three different dialogs. I’ll have to think of something much more difficult next time.
Today they dragged three gigantic kerosene heaters into the teachers room, and installed pipes to let the exhaust out the side of the building. I guess they do this every year, but it helped illustrate how cold it’s going to get around here.
I sat around with Haruna and Hidemi after school for the ESS club. We listened to music and talked about school and what they are going to do after graduation. Hidemi is hoping to go to university in Osaka, and Haruna recently passed the entrance exam for an international college in Kobe.
Afterwards, we left, and I turned the corner to find the entire girls tennis team doing pushups in the hallway. The weather has forced the sports clubs inside. The tennis club teacher was supervising the students, calling out numbers like a drill sergeant while the girls struggled to keep up.
I talked to one of my neighbors, and it turns out that the supermarket is just doing a quick remodel, and will be back in action on the 28th of this month. Whew – what a relief!
