We woke up this morning to some seriously howling winds and rain outside. The weird thing was that all of the weather reports and TV shows said that it should be sunny and warm today. Strangely, it was the coldest day of the season so far.

Maybe it was because of the weather but we got a late start, and made it just in time to the train station. Luckily the weather settled down to just cold wind, and the the rain ended before we walked to the station.

At school today I had another five-class-day. I was pretty tired at the end of the day. Three of the classes were the same lesson plan, and I find that when I have the same lesson multiple times in one day, I really start to get bored. The students at the end of the day were getting really tired, and so for my classes they didn’t have a lot of energy.

I didn’t have much time to study or even mark papers, but the good news is that on Thursday and Friday I have a little more free time. I did get a chance to chat with some students in the hallways, and that was really fun. They’re always ready to chat about something, and so I try to take the opportunity when it comes.

I cooked up a simple udon soup for dinner, since it was so cold and I wanted to eat a little bit healthier. Kuniko got home at a decent hour, so we ate hot soup and rice, and enjoyed the relatively warm temperatures in the house.

I’ve got one last tough day tomorrow, and then things start to settle down. I’m looking forward to it.