Going kinda crazy. 40 minute classes post-exam were supposed to be a cakewalk. I mean, for fuck's sake, even Japanese teachers fuck off and show videos and chill. But right, I forgot I have 7 teachers to work with, and that Shinohara likes to let me know shit is going down two seconds before I'm supposed to rearrange my goddamn schedule, and she ( Read more... )

Weird day. The Re-invigoration of My Shopping Mania continued today with trips to Uniqlo, Orihica, H+M, Urban Research, The Suit Company, Crysta Nagahori's shoe repair place, and the bank. Bought a second pair of these grey shorts I like at H+M, a cotton hippie oxford button down in beigeish, espadrilles (a first!), a silver feather bangle, two ( Read more... )

Friday had my usual two classes...Inui is a bizarre frog lady, second period was text as usual but me forgetting we hadn't finished some stuff (Communication - Reading Explorer, Chapter Two, Who Gives a Fuck About Extreme Sports.) Shinohara requested I come in at fourth period to do my Communication stuff with class 8, cuz Thursday was a random ( Read more... )

This week, two years in Japan. No use writing a summary now, or possibly ever on this, but today was pretty much the epitome of two years of work; me, a bunch of Japanese, three other foreigners, fireworks, beer, small fireworks, a house of another foreigner who wasn't there under our feet and lots of laughter. And yukatas. Followed by a drive ( Read more... )

But I'm gonna try to actually get these Christmas presents organized (February, yeah) and go to the Onsen and eat some yakiniku. So. Japan.

Has nothing to do with this post.

One of my classmates from the School of Education has this in her facebook profile as her work:

Milton Middle School
Position:
Teacher (PERMANANT) :)

Ohhhhh yeah.

Well then ( Read more... )

The past week has been pretty tight. Lots of nice weather, good people, good soccer, and good times ( Read more... )

Well, Spring Intramural involvement has come to an end. 3-4 overall and no playoff berth, with my Co-Ed team (Flying High), 5-4 and 2nd place overall with my Sunday Men's Team (Only six people showed up for the championship game, wtf? We didn't do shabby, considering we were playing the UWM Club Team, who play college teams...5-1 undermanned isn' ( Read more... )

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