Back to the grind at Takasago Minami! I had three classes today, all about my trip to Australia. The students were full of energy, but not quite ready to be back to school. It was really nice to spend time with them again – and it sure beats sitting around the office all day.
After the student inspections last week, the students are expected to come in and show that they fixed whatever was wrong – be it a haircut, fingernails, uniform problems, whatever. Lines of boys and girls were presenting themselves in the teacher’s office, being scrutinized by various teachers.
Mr. Hayashi is planning a “cheer me up” party for Mr. Kimura later this month. He wants to go to a (you guessed it) very expensive restaurant in Kobe and eat some great food. I signed up, it would be fun to help Mr. Kimura out and also eat some great food.
Miss Yamamoto was running around trying to print out my website, but she was disappointed to find that she could only print the most recent entries. Mission accomplished! I explained that every day the old stuff is pushed off the page, but she was bummed out. I offered to bring in any pictures that she was interested in, but she didn’t take me up on it. What was she looking for?
People are talking about snow in the forecast. Right now it is 4 degrees Celsius out there, so I guess there is a chance tomorrow morning. The wind is cold and blowing hard, and that makes it harder when I’m walking to and from work. The train is a nice break, with the big heaters under the seats running full blast.
One of my ESS students walked me from school to the train station on the way home tonight, and we talked in English the whole way. She is taking a college entrance exam next weekend – it’s a two day exam. She is studying to become a teacher – she wants to teach English. I was impressed how much better her English was when she was away from her friends. She’s also a big fan of Lord Of The Rings, and we’re both looking forward to seeing it when it comes out next month.
I just finished off some creamy pasta and made my lunch for tomorrow. I’m off to lay down, watch a movie and stay warm.
