I had a relatively easy day at work, with only three classes and the ESS meeting. Today in our ESS meeting we had the four new members show up and introduce themselves in English. They were all very nervous, and tried hard to make a good impression. The veteran members did a good job of making them feel at home, and I even had a couple of new students come by from the third year class. The ESS club has officially exploded in size.
Besides the four new members, we had five other regular members. A few months ago we only had two people showing up, and I remember a day when I only had one student show up for an ESS meeting. As for the new students they are really shy, but I’m hoping that hanging out with the rest of the members will loosen them up a bit.
Since we’re such a large club now we’ve got to do a “cultural performance or display” in June. I’m not sure what it involves but it has a budget, which makes me a little nervous. I guess last year they did a song on stage and everyone enjoyed that. Lots of the members weren’t too hot on the idea of getting on stage, and some members of ESS are members of other clubs as well, so they wouldn’t be able to participate on stage. I think we decided to do some kind of display, but what that entails is a mystery to me. Tomorrow I’m going to talk to Ms. Tsutsumi and see what the story is.
I brought lots of food to the meeting, and the girls really chowed down. The only thing left was a small tray of sushi, so I’m eating that with a big bottle of beer as I type this. The weather is warm tonight and I’m wearing shorts, I have the doors and windows open, and a gentle warm breeze is coming through the apartment carrying smells from my neighbors’ cooking.
This weekend’s plans are starting to form up. I’ll either be in Osaka or Nara – and maybe both.
