With a whopping four classes today, three of them being the same lesson, I was pretty bushed by the end of it. We had a big cleaning day after school, which means that they dedicate 30 minutes to scrubbing the school down in some of the harder to reach places.<\/p>\n
Some of the students were hanging out the second and third story windows to clean up at the top, and I couldn’t believe the teachers were letting them do it. I had a huge cleanup crew show up to help me – I guess I’m known to be a bit of a softy. With an army of six students we swept the floor of my classroom, cleaned the chalkboard, and listened to Marvin Gaye. <\/p>\n
At five o’clock I hit the road towards Kobe, and made the fifteen minute walk from the station at Sannomiya to the Kobe YMCA. It wasn’t quite what I expected – no gay indians or construction workers, just a big warehouse type building full of sports equipment and cheap rooms.<\/p>\n
I found the school area, and they had me take an exam. I noticed that there was absolutely no English on the exam itself, and they assumed that I already knew kana. I passed the test, but barely, with a 74\/100. They said that it was enough to get in the level 3 class. Since I have no idea what the levels mean, and since the class is free anyway, I wasn’t too concerned. Just hook me up with the lessons, dude. They’ll confirm in the mail, but my first class should be next Monday. It’s two 2-hour classes, until the beginning of September. Excellent!<\/p>\n
I ate at a donburi restaurant on the way home – kimchee and pork donburi – and then I took the train back. It’s getting pretty warm around here, and the humidity is rising. I had almost forgotten how sweaty it gets around here. <\/p>\n
Just before bed I got a phone call from one of Melanie’s co-workers. He wanted to explain why she didn’t attend the party, and I could tell he was breaking the rules by telling me. He gave me some details, but I won’t post them here. At least I know a little more about the situation and I also know that she is safe and sound. If you’re dying to know shoot me an e-mail and I’ll give you the scoop.<\/p>\n
I’m off to bed. The air conditioner is running and I’m looking forward to a nice cool evening of blissful sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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