Wow, it has been almost a week since I have said anything about school. Yikes! I think this starts the slacking off period or trend that happens when one starts to get settled and gets lazy more often. Well, at least I am aware of it and am taking action to ensure that doesn't happen right now.
As far as school is concerned since Wednesday last week , I don't remember to much that I want to mention beyond two things I have been able to recall at the moment. The first thing I am able to recall took place on Friday . . . That's right you guessed it. My class of little molesters struck once again, but not as bad as the other two times though. This week, one of the girls gave me a quick playful spank that I didn't see comming. It wasn't too big a deal I guess, but what is up with those two, really? More over, at the closing of the class they were touching my head like I was some sort of animal. I'm not sure as to why they did that, but maybe my weirdness and being different is interesting to them or something.
The other thing I wanted to comment about took place on Saturday. my headteacher came in and watched me once again to teach another lesson of a different (and our primary and most expensive) format. It went ahelluva lot better then when he watched me last week and he stated that he was quite pleased with where I was at withwith the material nd how I made the class flow. It was very encouraging and I am now motivated to improve even more. I want for there to be nothing for him to nitpick on the next time he should see me ^_^
Saturday was also one of my coworker's birthday and we ended the workday with some cake and chatting with students in the lobby of our school. It was really nice and my co-worker seemed appreciative of how we made her birthday a big deal. After work, a bunch of us were suppoesed to go to the next town down on the railway and drink a bit, but it fell through and I ended up going alone with the birthday girl to meet another coworker in the Yokohama Chinatown. It was a super relaxing evening and good idea. The coworker showed us to this "american style" bar where chatted over cocktails and I marveled at how the joint was making feel like I was back in downtown LA or SF. Afterward I walked around and explored Yokohama for a while before I headed back to my apartment. It was a really nice evening overall.
Something that I am super grateful for upon my reflection of last week is how close I am growing with my co-workers. I get along with pretty much everyone so far and have realized I am getting to hang out with them all quite frequently and I cherrish the fact. it makes me look forward to work even more and feel more comfortable with life here. They are good people and I am thankful they are letting me in, as I am happy to receive them as well.
Sunday I just stayed in, did chores, laundry and caught up with a few loved ones on Skype (skype me at unpouramor). So nothing needing to be shared there. Today as you may have noticed from twitter, my weekend was cut short by some training I had to attend today. Usually, losing a day off is a bummer, but I am glad that I went to today's follow up. It really helped me out. It was all about kids lessons and how to conduct them as well as possible and for every possible age group that we have. I will be feeling a lot more comfortable in my kids classes now and am even ready to teach more should the need arise.
It was also nice to see a bunch of my training mates again after a month. Everyone has plenty of interesting stories and catching up on eachother was a fun time during our breaks and lunch. We even managed to set some plans in order. Some of us agreed on a Mt Fuji trip over Obon week, watch a soccer game in november at the nissan stadium nearby and a couple other possible trips. I am looking forward to those, should they happen. I should also mention that the training was at the head office in Shinjuku, Tokyo and that was something else. The view from the 16th floor we were on was beatiful as I was distracted by it for a good portion of the day. Japan is really an interesting place to just look at sometimes. Pictures will be on facebook soon!
I also got to meet my head trainer for my division. She came in as we were leaving and introduced herself to the teachers under her wing. She was very kind and friendly and it put me at ease bout seeing her in the future if she ever showed up at my school. She had actually heard about me from my head teacher and said that I was very energetic. I dunno if thats good or bad, but will hope for the best hehe. I'll just show her whats up if she ever gets to see me in action ~_^
Other than, I cant think of anything. Now it is off to bed for an early morning tomorrow. I hope this finds you well and amidst good times.
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