Today Kuniko had to leave early for work, so I left our house at the same time and ended up arriving at school before even the janitor got there. I had to open the door myself which is a very rare thing.
Exams started today at my school, and so I had a lot of free time. I spent almost 30 minutes in my classroom folding a paper airplane for my extra lessons next week. I’m going to do a paper airplane lesson, and I want some examples to show the students. I found the plans for this one of the internet, and it took some work but it came out pretty well.
I flew it around the classroom, but it became apparent quickly that I needed more space for this one. I took it out in the hallway, but it often hit the walls, so that was a problem.
Then I had the bright idea to take it up to the fourth floor and throw it out the window. That side of the school had no students – they were all in the other side taking tests. I opened the window, and hesitated for a little bit. I don’t know why, but I felt a little guilty. Here I was a 34 year old worried about whether I was going to get caught throwing a paper airplane out the window. I looked around, and the coast was clear. Finally I just chucked it out the window.
It flew really well. Lucky for me it flew in a huge circle, eventually coming back towards the school instead of continuing on to the school swimming pool where it would meet a watery end. It drifted for quite a long time, and it really was a good paper airplane. I went out and recovered the plane, and then brought it back inside and stashed it away for next week. Nobody saw me – mission accomplished!
My school principal was on a business trip, but he called in and asked for me. He had talked to Hasegawa sensei, and he wanted me to get in touch with him. I sent an email to Hasegawa sensei and got an answer in Japanese. The gist was that Hasegawa sensei had opened up a dialog with a private high school, but some circumstances changed and it looks like they aren’t looking for an ALT anymore. He asked me a question at the end of the message, and I am a little stumped about what it might mean. I’ll check with Kuniko when she gets home tonight.
I’m leaving school every day this week at noon, because of the exams. I came home today and then went over to the eye doctor to check on contact lenses. We did an eye exam, and then found some contacts that seemed to work for me. They gave me a free set to try for two weeks, and then I’m going to go back and do another check. It’s a nice deal, and I want to take advantage of these kind of things before my insurance expires at the end of my job contract.
I also did some packing this afternoon. I’ve carved out a little corner of our bedroom to start putting stuff away. I don’t think we have that much to deal with, but I’m trying to get a jump on it since this month will be busy anyway.
Kuniko will get back a little late tonight, and the plan is to cook up a little spaghetti for us when she gets home. Tomorrow is another half day, and it will likely be more of the same.
