It's Monday and we are starting a new week of teaching. Georgia is stuck observing classes until mid-August but she is gradually increasing her input in the classes that she will be taking over with the aim of smoothing the transition. Apparently Japanese parents dislike it when there are changes in the school.
This will be my first full week of teaching by myself, but I have basically been teaching solo since Tuesday. Monday and Thursday's are kind of a hassle because I teach in the same room that Georgia and I sleep, so we must endure a huge cleaning event twice a week.
We have not made the most of our nights here in Maizuru. From now on we are going to make an effort to get out to social places and engage with the locals. Next weekend we are hoping to make it to Osaka and have a bit of an adventure there with our friend Asamoto. I'll be sure to give an update with pictures.
Anyways, the kids should be arriving in about 15 minutes so I'd best get prepared to teach!
Erica with Kaede and Sakura (Mark and Keiko's daughters) dancing with sparklers
A beautiful Shinto temple that Jim found.
A street celebration that occurs every Saturday evening near our apartment... including a dancing transvestite Geisha!! No joke.
One of the main streets in Maizuru. (it's more exciting that it looks...)
Jim and his adventures with processed meat products!!
Sausage on a .... rib bone?
Man meat!!
It had the consistancy of Spam and tasted only slightly of a hot dog-like substance.
All we wanted was something familiar...
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