This morning on my walk to school I was so angry about having to be up at 7am and walk a goddamn mile and a half in the snow backwards uphill that I could’ve spit. But I didn’t , because surely there would be a Tsuru local there to see it and forever have an [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Pee ess
30Aug07Comments finally work! I know you all have mountains of criticism that were just waiting for open floodgates. Well they are closed no longer. Be Gentle. Others, be gentile.
I even dressed myself too.
I rode the train to Hibari today. As I haven’t made it routine yet I wasn’t sure how much time it would take getting to the station. I hustled and nearly ran, in spare moments wishing I had an umbrella to answer the impending clouds. I got to the station, payed [...]
quick one so I can sleep
29Aug07Today was my first day in front of a classroom of students. Noisy, rambunctious, inattentive students. I worked with Asada-sensei, she’s a quiet woman in her mid 20-40’s. I say this because Japanese women have facial features that defy my age-assumption ability. We prepped for a few minutes before class. I was to give a [...]
first of many
27Aug07Today was a day of subtle firsts. It was my first day at Hibari high school. Not my first day teaching, but still the first day of my first adult job. This week the students just participate in “fun” activities like woodworking or calligraphy. Their regular schedule picks up next week. I met Kubota-sensei outside [...]
