Today was back to school for our students, after a day off yesterday to celebrate the founding of Takasago Minami High School. I had a full schedule of four classes, but they were pretty easy classes. Everybody commented on my cold, and I got a lot of sympathy from both teachers and students.
I learned a new word in Japanese today – 鼻声, “hanagoe”, which literally translated means “nasal voice”. That’s what I have – a nasal voice. I love it. The kanji characters are simple enough – the first one means nose and the second means voice. After a while learning Japanese becomes wonderfully simple sometimes. Another example, the hair on your forehead, what I would call “bangs”, is called 前髪, “maegami”. The first kanji is front, the second is hair – literally “front hair”. I wish all the words were that straightforward.
I managed a little time to study at work today, but mainly I was busy preparing for upcoming lessons. Some students brought in some sushi that they had made in the home economics class, so I scored some free rolls of sushi that were really good.
Mr. Hayashi cut me loose early, so I got home around five p.m. I stocked up on some supplies at Ito Yokado, since tomorrow is a holiday. I figure if I rest all day tomorrow then I’ll be fully recovered on Thursday.
I’m not sure what the holiday is tomorrow, but it’s a national one. Kuniko has the day off and she’ll be going to a wedding in Osaka. I’m going to be staying home, and thanks to the time difference I’ll wake up tomorrow and it’ll be early evening on the west coast of the United States. That means that I can follow along on election stuff through the morning as I do laundry and enjoy a slow sunny morning. Excellent!
