As usual, I should probably be studying my Japanese right now. But I just can't resist a good old fashion blogging session to brighten my (and your) day. Current updates from Kumamoto, Japan:
Weather: A little breezy, about 22 degrees Celsius which is probably in the 70s Fahrenheit-wise and sunny. Too hot in the office.
Position: Ogawa Technical High School. In a chair. At my desk.
View: 3 other 4-desk clusters. 4 Japanese teachers.
Outside window: trees, pavement, mountain, Japanese tile roofs
Sounds: My fingers hitting the keyboard, a bird, rustling paper, far away student voices.
Feelings: Content, hot, little antsy, mostly relaxed.
Thoughts:
What to do when I get home (buy b-day present, get ready for dinner with friends)
What to do this weekend (go visit a friend in another town, go on a day trip somewhere?)
What to do this month (festivals, speech contests, Japanese studying, planning for classes, Halloween costume)
How to wake students up (I wish I had a portable hair dryer I could just blast on their face when they are sleeping. They think it was hot before...muhahaha)
What are my friends and family back home doing right now? (Probably sleeping)
Where should I travel this year?
What will it be like when I go home next summer?
There is your weekly update, stay tuned for more right here on blogspot.com!
Actually I have more. When I have I ever had that short of a post?
Well it is already Thursday which is nice, this week went by rather quickly. I only have to teach 6 classes all week so I am not complaining about not having much to do. We have a three day weekend in a day so I am trying to make plans for that. Last weekend we went to the infamous "waterwheel" and it was a blast. We drove to Amauksa which was about 2 hours away. We had to cross about 5 bridges to get there since it is a small island like place. We got there after a lovely scenic drive of ocean, palm trees and interesting statues. We went straight to one out of three cabins the other ALTs had rented out for the night to put our stuff down. To get there we crossed a rickety bridge that was at least 30 feet high that was built straight over a waterfall. It was a spectacular view of the falls and the river and as I was crossing I couldn't help but be grateful that I am not afraid of heights. After people started getting there the swimming, and socializing began. And of course there were waterfall jumpers as well as bridge jumpers. Scary.
The night continued with BBQing and lots of dancing. They were able to get a DJ table so we had some good and interesting jams. We danced and cooked into the night and drifted asleep to the faint sounds of the bass from the music. The next morning we awoke to what we thought was rain, but then realized that it was the rushing river water and the waterfall right outside the window. After packing up our things we headed home, making a pit stop at the local mall for ice cream and gifts for our schools. There was no music in my friend, Jessica's, car yet, so my friends got to be entertained by me talking the entire way home. I tend to get a bit carried away when I live alone and can only sort of speak English to Japanese people all week. Needless to say it was a fun and silly ride home.
The rest of the weekend I just did some chores and talked to the family. Ah yes and went to an Enkai, which was quite lovely. The teachers even gathered around in a circle and sang the school song merrily while they swayed back and fourth. Why can't we all just be more like the Japanese?
There are pictures of waterwheel below, so feed your eyes.
That be all. Good'ay.
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