Today I heard at school that a typhoon is approaching, but it is still 600 miles away. It is supposed to be about the same size as the last one, which was pretty impressive. It is expected to hit in the next couple of days. Yikes!
In between classes I was talking with Miss Kageyama, and she agreed to be my Japanese language conversation partner. It might seem weird to seek out someone in Japan to speak Japanese with, but Miss Kageyama’s English skills are so good that she can listen to me, and then correct me where I went wrong in English, if necessary. When I screw up my Japanese with your everyday Japanese person, they look at me strangely and I don’t learn a thing. We tried it out today while the other teachers were at a staff meeting, and I think it worked well. She is also teaching me some of the local dialect to impress my friends.
On the way home I did some heavy shopping for the weekend, and then I had a strange combination of salad, sausages, and quesadillas for dinner. Kind of my version of leftover night. I am busy reading the Count of Monte Cristo, and really enjoying it.
