Or so Akira said. I don't know who but I will assume it was somebody some how related to the public schools in Kumano. I might ask tomorrow. *shrug* She also does not believe I weigh 100 kilos but I do, or I think I do, I don't own a scale hahahaha ( Read more... )

( Present meme because I want stuff from pony_rocks )

Raeanna is here!!! X3 Sadly, my apartment only offers fish, tv, and internet for entertainment. So we are watching tv while I translated X Japan/Toshi related things ( Read more... )

Tuesday: I...really can't recall what happened at school on Tuesday. I am sure it was hilarious in some way. The kids really dig the Christmas lessons and I feel like Mrs. Darling when she adopts all the lost boys in Peter Pan - Christmas cookies, the keys to the Japanese soul. Much lamenting over lack of oven ( Read more... )

Sunday: Stayed home and like got groceries. Did house hold chores. Felt sick and tired and yeah ( Read more... )

I think today I was in good spirits. Maybe because I got to spend like four hours doing nothing but watching the whole school perform. First grade put on a play, second grade also did a play, third grade told us all about the cool things in Kumano, fourth grade sang for us, fifth grade told us more about Kumano, and sixth grade put on a taiko ( Read more... )

So the pressure is gone. Nose isn't as stuffy and I've been sneezing, so I think all that tea and juice, and vitamin water, and medicine has done the trick. But I am still taking it easy - I don't want to relapse. Dwight and Steph paid me a short visit - they're off to a sake festival. Dwight said I didn't look sick but I know I sound weird. To me ( Read more... )

I just ate some fried shumai. That was...interesting. Not bad, but interesting. For all of Japan's OMG GOTTA BE HEALTHYness, they sure are frying up a lot of things. Maybe fall is the time to fry food - gotta store fat for winter ( Read more... )

So, let me sum up this weekend for you ( Read more... )

Saturday I had classes which went well as far as I can remember. The kids like the colors song but they have to listen hard to know when it's their turn. Which is the point. It gets them thinking. The Vice Principal really liked that. The kids also love the shape/color demon game. We also did a say a color/shape version of hot potato - they tend to ( Read more... )