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Ya-ho~
How is everyone out there in LJ land? Sorry for the random crap last time, but today I feel like writing a legit update. (Although frankly....unless you're super interested in my life, nothing is that legit.)
TO-NI-KA-KU! (ANYWAY!)
Today my beloved 3rd years are taking their public high school entrance exams. 3年生,FAITO! I really wish them well. These kids have so much pressure put on them. I hope that today (after the exams) instead of feeling scared of the results to come, they'll just kick back and relax for a day. I seriously haven't decided which school system is better in that respect. Yeah the Japanese get better grades overall, but they stress out so much that they miss out on being kids half the time. On the other hand, American kids are so unmotivated half the time, but they get by and (ususally) don't have as many emotional/shyness problems. The shyness kills me because I'm like YOU KNOW IT! YOU KNOW THE MATERIAL BUT I CAN'T PROVE YOU KNOW IT BECAUSE YOU WON'T SPEAK IN CLASS! RAWR! That's probably my biggest frustration as a sensei, but I'm learning to deal. Using my power as a foreigner usually works....as in pretending I don't realize that students are allowed to "pass" if you ask them a question. Sorry kiddies, that one won't work on Megan, Super-ultimate-gaijin-sensei!
So I forget where I was going with this. Well, I suppose I'll just let that train derail.
Nothing else really super important to report. I'm done with class for the day (actually for this week), so I'm just hanging around. Generally very content with life at the moment. Yesterday I went out and had a hilarious time with Rob who I hadn't seen for about a week and I haven't laughed so hard in a while.
Oh! I'm also feeling a *little* cool.....because in the past two days two people have told me as much. Haha, I should be ashamed of myself, a psych major getting validation from other people! Still, you can't help it if someone makes yor day. Yesterday I was leaving school and for some reason there was a group of about 8 HS students hanging around on the school grounds. Predictably, as soon as I entered their line of vision it was like *staaaare* but I'm used to it by now so I just waled toward them. One of them looked like he wanted to try talking to me (but they almost NEVER will on their own) so I said hello in english and when one of them answered, I asked if they've been sudying their English properly. And they not only understood but were able to answer back! (Timidly, but hey!) But then I blew their minds by praising them and starting to talk to them in Japanese. And one of them, no joke, says "Kakkoeee~!" which basically means awesome and another said they wished they'd had a sensei like me when they went to this school. (That explained it...former Yasaka-chuu grads, lol.) I didn't know these kids at all, but I was like...woo hoo! in my own head because I dunno. Sometimes you need people to tell you you're awesome even if you don't deserve the title.
And THEN, today my 2nd year doll of a student, Kazuki told me that I was hilarious and pretty. Not a bad combo. I wonder about his taste in women if he thinks I'm pretty but whatever. As Rob says, I'm the "foreign delight." LOL I have to honestly laugh out loud whenever I think of that because it makes me sound like a dessert. As far as the hilarious part goes, I do try, sad to admit so I'm glad it's not lost on everyone. Humor in a foreign language is HARD TO GRASP let me tell you. You can't read the moment at all much of the time. KY (空気読めない)anyone?
Mkay, lunch time. Love to all mai peepz.
P.S. NEW ARASHI SINGLE WAS JUST RELEASED AND IT IS LOVE. <3
How is everyone out there in LJ land? Sorry for the random crap last time, but today I feel like writing a legit update. (Although frankly....unless you're super interested in my life, nothing is that legit.)
TO-NI-KA-KU! (ANYWAY!)
Today my beloved 3rd years are taking their public high school entrance exams. 3年生,FAITO! I really wish them well. These kids have so much pressure put on them. I hope that today (after the exams) instead of feeling scared of the results to come, they'll just kick back and relax for a day. I seriously haven't decided which school system is better in that respect. Yeah the Japanese get better grades overall, but they stress out so much that they miss out on being kids half the time. On the other hand, American kids are so unmotivated half the time, but they get by and (ususally) don't have as many emotional/shyness problems. The shyness kills me because I'm like YOU KNOW IT! YOU KNOW THE MATERIAL BUT I CAN'T PROVE YOU KNOW IT BECAUSE YOU WON'T SPEAK IN CLASS! RAWR! That's probably my biggest frustration as a sensei, but I'm learning to deal. Using my power as a foreigner usually works....as in pretending I don't realize that students are allowed to "pass" if you ask them a question. Sorry kiddies, that one won't work on Megan, Super-ultimate-gaijin-sensei!
So I forget where I was going with this. Well, I suppose I'll just let that train derail.
Nothing else really super important to report. I'm done with class for the day (actually for this week), so I'm just hanging around. Generally very content with life at the moment. Yesterday I went out and had a hilarious time with Rob who I hadn't seen for about a week and I haven't laughed so hard in a while.
Oh! I'm also feeling a *little* cool.....because in the past two days two people have told me as much. Haha, I should be ashamed of myself, a psych major getting validation from other people! Still, you can't help it if someone makes yor day. Yesterday I was leaving school and for some reason there was a group of about 8 HS students hanging around on the school grounds. Predictably, as soon as I entered their line of vision it was like *staaaare* but I'm used to it by now so I just waled toward them. One of them looked like he wanted to try talking to me (but they almost NEVER will on their own) so I said hello in english and when one of them answered, I asked if they've been sudying their English properly. And they not only understood but were able to answer back! (Timidly, but hey!) But then I blew their minds by praising them and starting to talk to them in Japanese. And one of them, no joke, says "Kakkoeee~!" which basically means awesome and another said they wished they'd had a sensei like me when they went to this school. (That explained it...former Yasaka-chuu grads, lol.) I didn't know these kids at all, but I was like...woo hoo! in my own head because I dunno. Sometimes you need people to tell you you're awesome even if you don't deserve the title.
And THEN, today my 2nd year doll of a student, Kazuki told me that I was hilarious and pretty. Not a bad combo. I wonder about his taste in women if he thinks I'm pretty but whatever. As Rob says, I'm the "foreign delight." LOL I have to honestly laugh out loud whenever I think of that because it makes me sound like a dessert. As far as the hilarious part goes, I do try, sad to admit so I'm glad it's not lost on everyone. Humor in a foreign language is HARD TO GRASP let me tell you. You can't read the moment at all much of the time. KY (空気読めない)anyone?
Mkay, lunch time. Love to all mai peepz.
P.S. NEW ARASHI SINGLE WAS JUST RELEASED AND IT IS LOVE. <3