So I have been downloading and watching Survivor over the internet – I was hooked before I came to Japan, and I am just as hooked now. I don’t have a TV here, which is great… it’s a bad idea to be staying at home when I can be out speaking Japanese and meeting new people.<\/p>\n
Anyway, last night I downloaded the new Battlestar Galactica show on the Sci-Fi channel, just for kicks. I watched it tonight and enjoyed it. It reminded me of an old show called Space: Above and Beyond that was one of my favorites a while back. <\/p>\n
Today I had only one class, a Christmas lesson. I had 40 students singing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, and believe me, it was something to see. I was always so embarrassed to sing in my foreign language classes, and I enjoy being able to embarrass others on a whim. <\/p>\n
After school I came home and made a couple of sandwiches, and then went over to the yakitori. The dynamic there has changed a little bit – the master’s fiancee is working there now, and tonight she had invited a female friend of hers to sit around and chat. I could tell that the master was relieved to have some testosterone company – he was glad to see me. <\/p>\n
We spent some time talking about the weekend. I get my best Japanese language practice at the yakitori, because there are no safety nets – I have to either communicate the idea or fail. <\/p>\n
Tomorrow I’m off to Kyoto – I’m meeting Mr. Hayashi at the train station at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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