{"id":363,"date":"2004-05-24T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-24T08:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bryan.fredricks.net\/blog\/?p=363"},"modified":"2004-05-24T08:41:00","modified_gmt":"2004-05-24T08:41:00","slug":"simply-a-great-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bryan.fredricks.net\/blog\/?p=363","title":{"rendered":"Simply A Great Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today was another day of exams for our students, and another day of relaxation for the teachers. I went in at the regular time, and Mr. Hayashi asked me to help interview someone that may help us with the STEP test interviews. She was kind of a high school prodigy, but she ended up making what Mr. Hayashi called a “wrong turn” in her career. Now she is looking for some extra cash, and the interviews might be just the thing for her. Her English was really good – better than Mr. Hayashi’s I thought, but don’t tell him that.<\/p>\n

After the interview I asked Mr. Hayashi if I could split and he hesitated just a nanosecond before he said “Sure, no problem.” I have a feeling that I probably won’t get as much time off tomorrow, so I figured I should make today count. So what did I do with almost the whole day off and beautiful weather outside? The same thing I did in San Diego – I went to the beach. <\/p>\n

It’s a short train ride to Suma beach, and there I laid out a blanket, had a mini-picnic with some store-bought sandwiches, and soaked up the sun, while the waves from the inland sea lapped at the shore. The beach is not the most beautiful beach in the world – off the coast there is lots of water traffic, and there are plenty of fisherman looking for tonight’s dinner. <\/p>\n

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I spent about two hours out in the sun, drinking water, reading my Japanese homework, but really just relaxing. I saw a few other foreigners out enjoying the weather. You could tell the foreigners because they were wearing swimsuits. The Japanese people for the most part were completely covered up.<\/p>\n

Afterwards I walked back to the station, rubbing the sand off my bare feet on the sidewalk. I had a nostalgic moment remembering doing the same thing in San Diego after coming back Silver Strand or Black’s Beach. I’m glad that I can still enjoy the beach and the ocean here in Japan.<\/p>\n

The train ride was an easy one, and I opened up the house when I got home and enjoyed the cool breeze and sunshine. After a shower to get off all the sweat and suntan lotion, I was feeling great. I spent the rest of the afternoon practicing listening comprehension from my old textbooks and doing laundry. <\/p>\n

What a nice day – it was great to get some relaxation time in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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