I've started to teach Elementary as well on Wednesdays. The kids are so cute! The school staff are much younger compared to my Junior High school, but they're all very friendly. None of them, except for the Headteacher and Deputy's Japanised English, speak a speck of English.
Today, I went to one of the few English Afternoons that the Board of Education organise. It wasn't the most interesting thing ever, but it was more than made up for by my discovery of retractable chair shelves stored underneath the assembly stage and Japanese Tongue Twisters:
“Nama-mugi, Nama-gome, Nama-tamago."
(生麦、生米、生卵)
meaning. "Raw barley, Raw rice, Raw egg."
Try saying it really fast over and over! I suppose it's quite easy compared to saying "Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry" several times!
The day was followed by the usual Wednesday dinner of Tonkatsu (n. pork cutlet) with the other English Teachers.
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Hey there! Lastnight I thought about emailing since you haven't written any blog entries in a while, though I know I'm guilty for that as well... Hope all is going swell in that side of the world anyway.
Thanks. I'll keep updating from now on. Yup, all is going well!
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