Friday – the end of the week at last. I had an easy time of it today because my classes don’t start until the second week of April. Still, I do have some classes now and then to help Nozaki sensei with new students. The entering students want to meet me at the outset to get an impression of me. I guess I’d want to do the same thing were I in their position.<\/p>\n
Kuniko left for work, and around lunchtime I went to Tsuchiyama station, and got a ride from there from Miki sensei. Miki sensei is the teacher I am replacing, and she is really fun to talk to. We went over to Nozaki sensei’s house, and then set up in the classroom and got ready for the student and her mother to show up.<\/p>\n
When they came we did a very short 10-15 minute session to get an idea of what level the student was, and which class she should join. I didn’t do much but talk to her – she was only 8 years old and a little shy. Miki sensei told me which class she should join, and she also talked to the mother to work out payment and logistics. I had a hard time reading the student – while we were speaking I thought she was too scared to continue, but afterwards as she left she said goodbye and she had a big smile on her face. <\/p>\n
Back home I met up with Kuniko and did a little bit of shopping for the party tonight. We had four of her coworkers over for tacos and drinks. It was the same group of people that came over the night one teacher tumbled down our stairs. Tonight they were a little more under control, but just barely. I had to do a beer run in the middle of the evening as I got a better idea of what they were capable of. The Wii was super popular, and everybody really liked playing baseball, tennis and bowling. We played games and talked and drank almost until midnight, and then they left for home. Nobody fell down the stairs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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