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尾野見小 (Onomi Elem.) probably has the highest amount of cuteness per capita out of all of my elementary schools. Today, when I was teaching the 1st and 2nd graders, one girl standing towards the front of the room caught my eye. She had a look on her face that said she was obviously deep in thought. With her hands, however, she was making THE FINGER PYRAMID OF EVIL!! You know, it's what villains do when they're hatching a plot.
I had a great time eating the school lunch with the 3rd and 4th graders (their classes were merged due to their small size). I would mess with the kids by tapping them on the shoulder or pointing and shouting "WHAT'S THAT?!?" and then switching my half-full milk carton with their unopened one.
Recess consisted mostly of tag with kids of various ages. It's starting to get hot, so running around in a dress shirt and long khaki pants (cue my New Orleans accent)"Nearly gave me a case of tha vapors!". I do declare.
I guess many things in life are about perspective. Ever since I had my last vacation, my perspective has been good, and my mood has been great. I find that I can exercise better, I'm always in a good mood for school, heck, I think I even sleep better.
I guess my blogs can be a bit repetitive at times. Like today's, they may just become, "At X school, Y-san either a: Did something really cute, or b: Had a great English conversation with me." Really, if I don't update for awhile, just imagine some situation and pick people/places/events for the above three variables. Let me give you a few examples, none of which actually happened (or did they...?):
1-At Izumi JHS, Yuki Nishizono and I discuss the causes of the American Revolution, entirely in English.
2-At Tanoura Elem, Ayaka Senzaki finds an injured bird and nurses it back to health THROUGH THE POWER OF LOVE.
3-At Matsuyama JHS, Yuri Shirasaka and Nami Fukubeppu dress up as penguins for an English play.
4-All of the students at Youra Elem perform in "The Phantom of the Opera," entirely in English (this one is true!).
I'm going to stop now. It should be obvious that I'm in a good, though weird mood!
I had a great time eating the school lunch with the 3rd and 4th graders (their classes were merged due to their small size). I would mess with the kids by tapping them on the shoulder or pointing and shouting "WHAT'S THAT?!?" and then switching my half-full milk carton with their unopened one.
Recess consisted mostly of tag with kids of various ages. It's starting to get hot, so running around in a dress shirt and long khaki pants (cue my New Orleans accent)"Nearly gave me a case of tha vapors!". I do declare.
I guess many things in life are about perspective. Ever since I had my last vacation, my perspective has been good, and my mood has been great. I find that I can exercise better, I'm always in a good mood for school, heck, I think I even sleep better.
I guess my blogs can be a bit repetitive at times. Like today's, they may just become, "At X school, Y-san either a: Did something really cute, or b: Had a great English conversation with me." Really, if I don't update for awhile, just imagine some situation and pick people/places/events for the above three variables. Let me give you a few examples, none of which actually happened (or did they...?):
1-At Izumi JHS, Yuki Nishizono and I discuss the causes of the American Revolution, entirely in English.
2-At Tanoura Elem, Ayaka Senzaki finds an injured bird and nurses it back to health THROUGH THE POWER OF LOVE.
3-At Matsuyama JHS, Yuri Shirasaka and Nami Fukubeppu dress up as penguins for an English play.
4-All of the students at Youra Elem perform in "The Phantom of the Opera," entirely in English (this one is true!).
I'm going to stop now. It should be obvious that I'm in a good, though weird mood!