Due to a going away party that the BOE had, I didn't get home until after 11:00 pm. I'm too tired to write about everything today, so I'll explain it in more detail later ( Read more... )

I had another good day at Tanoura JHS today ( Read more... )

When I said that three weeks ago I was "in a slump," that was putting it a bit mildly. I would say I was downright depressed on Friday, March 23rd. I was worried about the situation at Matsuyama JHS, what with my favorite students leaving and the students who were staying being, well, less than good. Also, there was the car accident, which was ( Read more... )

Well, it's spring break now, but the entrance ceremonies at my schools will be tomorrow. I was in a bit of a slump a few weeks ago, but the trip to Fukui revitalized me.今年も頑張るぞ ( Read more... )

Well, it's spring break now, so Keith, Nathanial and I are spending our time in the BOE. This gives us a chance to do a lot of talking as well as prepare for the coming school year ( Read more... )

Over the winter vacation, all of the second and third year students at Matsuyama JHS wrote diaries in English. Since there were nearly 100 of them, I only finished checking this week. There were more than a few interesting entries, particularly from Yuka ( Read more... )

Well, I just saw my first huntsman spider of the year. Of course, they haven't had time to grow yet, so this one is still pretty small. The best part about it is that it was in my bed! I'll post when I see the first one with a 5-6" legspan. It's like seeing the first bluebird of spring ( Read more... )

Today, during recess at Onomi Elementary, a first grade girl said to me, ”アンディしぇんしぇい、あしょびましょ！” (Andy-sensei, let's play!). The way she said it was SO cute ( Read more... )

Making BLTs on Friday went pretty well. Not great, but it could've been a lot worse ( Read more... )

In one class at Taino Elementary tomorrow, I'll be helping to feed a small army. As I hardly ever cook, I was a bit nervous about it at first, but now that I've had a little bit of practice, I think it'll be really fun.

We'll be making the good ol' BLT sandwich. I heard that they never fry bacon in Japan (well, pretty much never), so I guess that' ( Read more... )