Today was not so busy – just two classes for me. I had a meeting with the second year teachers to discuss my new lesson on shopping. In preparation I was photocopying US $1 bills and so the teachers got a kick out of my counterfeiting scheme. <\/p>\n
It was unusually in my classroom, and the students were passing around heat packs to keep their hands warm while they were in class. I tried to keep them on the edge of their seats with some tough questions, and overall everyone did just fine. I spent lots of time today at school studying Japanese characters, and the teachers were encouraging me as they walked by – I was trying to tackle characters that Japanese students learn in elementary school.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow I have only one class during sixth period, so I’ll be doing lesson planning during most of the day. I am hoping to get a ride out to Akashi to pick up a package that came in for me after school. If I don’t pick it up, then I won’t be able to get my hands on it until the middle of next week.<\/p>\n
The weekend plans are firming up – lunch with Carrie on Saturday in Akashi to talk about her trip to Viet Nam, and then something with Miss Kageyama on Sunday. We’re still working out what to do. <\/p>\n
Tonight I finished off my vegetables and broke into a new bag of rice. I also finished off a bottle of Bordeaux that I picked up for 1000 yen in Befu. It wasn’t really that good, but I don’t want to break into my stash of premium Australian reds that I smuggled back from my trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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