Last night after work I was back at the tachinomi place, drinking with Bill, one of the inspectors at the factory. He is a regular at the place, so they seem to know what he will be drinking before he orders. Must be convenient. I had just a couple glasses of cheap Barolo that were pretty good, and spent most of the time catching up with Bill and his most recent news. It looks like he’ll be sticking around for at least another year or so, but right now his contract is up in the air and so he’s a little concerned. It must be hard not being able to settle down and relax – right now he’s kind of in limbo.
Since I have a security pass for the building where I work now, I can go in to work anytime I like. Previously I had to enter through the front entrance that opened at 8 am. Now, anytime I like I can enter and start work, so that gives me a lot more flexibility during the day. I just have to remember to wear the pass wherever I go. Yesterday I went in a little early to work on a lesson plan – and it was nice and quiet in my office.
During one of my group classes yesterday two members of the HR staff dropped in to watch me teaching the new students. This is pretty unusual, since I usually only teach one-on-one classes they never drop in because of the pressure on an individual student. But with a group of younger students I think they wanted to see how they are dealing with a class in all English. Luckily I was working on a quiet part of the lesson when they came in. It was good to know that they seemed to care about us, though. I hope we get more visits in the future.
