Today after work I’m going to meet up with one of the inspectors from the KHI factory. These days he’s working a couple days a week at another factory, so it worked out that we’ll be able to meet in Okubo instead of the usual meetup in Hyogo. It’ll be fun to host him on my turf – I’m thinking about taking him over to the local yakitori for a bite to eat.
Yesterday’s storm lasted pretty much all day. I ended up using an umbrella on the way to work and the way back. Luckily the rest of the week seems like it’ll be much better weather. I’ve already got my eye on the weekend… it is pretty tough coming back from such a long vacation.
My first two class periods yesterday I spent teaching new employees at the factory. Actually, I was just kind of a guest teacher – normally they learn English from an HR guy, and he usually uses Japanese to teach. It was interesting to see the style of learning there. They learn in a system that is pretty much the same as a high school. The teacher speaks, the students write, and then the class ends. Because this is the style of class that they are used to, it was a little tough to get them to speak out. I’ll only teach this group around once a month, so it might take a while to get them to loosen up and start speaking English.
