For some reason Kuniko and I have been counting down the workdays left until the long holiday. Every morning we drag ourselves out of bed at 4:30 am and say, “X more days…”, like some strange kind of overworked zombies. Then I move downstairs to get some coffee going while Kuniko hits the shower.
Two days left.
Yesterday after work I shared a train ride with one of my new students. He originally was so overwhelmed the first few classes, but I’m now seeing lots of improvement as he gets comfortable. Yesterday he held a conversation with me in English voluntarily after work in front of a train full of people. Those are monster steps in the right direction, and I was very happy to talk with him and see his confidence grow.
OK, off to the shower to complete the waking process and then head to work. Two more days…
