Hello all
It's been awhile. I still read LJ all the time, I just tend to not post.
Anyway. It's nearly the end of the school year here. Third semester ends at the end of March and then the first semester of the new school year begins in April. However, the third years all graduated a week and a half ago. I miss them :( Some of my students will be going to my friends' schools though, which is cool.
Starting next school year though, I'm teaching at a different school. Everyone I tell says it's a really good school. The person who was there last said the students are really good, but the JTE (Japanese Teacher of English) is a bit insane. Hm. I hope it's okay anyway. I'll be there for a year.
For the record, in Kobe, the foreign English teachers change schools pretty regularly, so nothing bad happened or anything.
But other than work, things are going all right. Michi moved to Tokyo for his job, so because of that and a couple other reasons, we decided to break up. We're still friends though. And I'll be visiting him in a few days during spring break. :) I'm really excited actually, because it'll be my first time to really visit Tokyo (without being super jet-lagged and having job orientation).
Other general news:
Anyway. It's nearly the end of the school year here. Third semester ends at the end of March and then the first semester of the new school year begins in April. However, the third years all graduated a week and a half ago. I miss them :( Some of my students will be going to my friends' schools though, which is cool.
Starting next school year though, I'm teaching at a different school. Everyone I tell says it's a really good school. The person who was there last said the students are really good, but the JTE (Japanese Teacher of English) is a bit insane. Hm. I hope it's okay anyway. I'll be there for a year.
For the record, in Kobe, the foreign English teachers change schools pretty regularly, so nothing bad happened or anything.
But other than work, things are going all right. Michi moved to Tokyo for his job, so because of that and a couple other reasons, we decided to break up. We're still friends though. And I'll be visiting him in a few days during spring break. :) I'm really excited actually, because it'll be my first time to really visit Tokyo (without being super jet-lagged and having job orientation).
Other general news:
- A friend of mine wants to be a personal trainer and is using a bunch of us as guinea pigs, so I'm currently following a bit of a weight-training/diet plan. It's one the kinds where you eat a bunch of smaller meals each day. And because we're building muscle, there's a lot of meat. I feel like I'm cooking/eating all the time, but I think the good thing is I'll be able to broil a chicken breast like a pro by the end I think.
- The winner of Best Foreign Language Film at this year's Oscars was a Japanese movie, and I rented it last night. It's really good! It's called "Departures" in English (Okuribito in Japanese). I definitely recommend it.There are some funny moments and some pretty sad moments, and the scenery is really beautiful and it's interesting.
- I bought a trumpet. I can't play it yet though. It was really cheap. Oh, and I also did end up buying a TV. I love my TV.
- I think that's about it.