So Long! Farewell! Auf Wiedersehen! A dieu!
Just a quick update before I begin what will most likely be one of the most stressful times here in Japan. Let’s begin with Monday of last week. Well, after work we met at Jill’s house to take her to the City where we would bid her farewell. We ended up going to a nice dinner at an izakaya where everything was 500 yen (from the sodas to the beers). Alex also accompanied us which was nice since it was probably the last time we would see him in Japan also. After dinner, we spent the rest of our time at Starbucks where the girls flirt with the Starbucks staff to get free cheese soufflé samples. It was nearing 10:30 and we decided to leave since I still had to drive all the way to Uchinoura to drop off my mother at the airport early (EARLY) the next morning. We said our goodbyes and were in a taxi within minutes.
At 10:30 we arrived at the Sakurajima Ferry Port. We heard the fog horn announcing the ferry’s departure, but did not think anything of it because ferries cross the bay every 15 minutes. Little did we know that this stopped at 10:30. From 10:30 to 6:00, the ferry only crossed the Bay once every hour. So, we just lounged about and took a walk down Dolphin Port (the new bayside shopping complex). At 11:30, I began my journey back to Uchinoura.
I got to Uchinoura at about 1:30. I was in bed and asleep by 2:00. At 4:30, the alarm rang and it was off to take my mother to the airport. We were at the airport by 7:05 at which time I dropped her and her 4 BAGS! We said a quick goodbye because I was illegally parked. Thanks for coming Mom. I miss you (a little).
Later that afternoon, I had to go to Kishira Elementary to hold an English workshop for the teachers. At first I was afraid, I was petrified. I didn’t know what I was going to do. But, then I get there and they handed me the lesson plan and told me what I was to say and it was great. I complemented the plan with a few answers and explanations to their questions and topped it off with a demonstration of some games they had not thought of before.
The following day was spent reading Harry Potter shamelessly at work. In the evening, we met Adam, Kaz’s successor. Kaz brought him over to Cristina’s where she was staying and from there we all went to Kabochate. It was sort of a goodbye for Kaz and a welcome for Adam. Later in the evening, some cool folks from Kaz’s eikaiwa met up with us and we headed out for some karaoke. The night probably ended at about 2 AM, when Kaz finally passed out.
The next day would be the beginning of my most torturous week here in Japan. It was filled with unspeakable things that I don’t know if I could translate into words. (I realize that sounds really harsh and in light of all the atrocities that have happened in this world, it really wasn’t that bad. I’m just a whiny person that needs to vent about it… and will do, in the next blog entry!)
At 10:30 we arrived at the Sakurajima Ferry Port. We heard the fog horn announcing the ferry’s departure, but did not think anything of it because ferries cross the bay every 15 minutes. Little did we know that this stopped at 10:30. From 10:30 to 6:00, the ferry only crossed the Bay once every hour. So, we just lounged about and took a walk down Dolphin Port (the new bayside shopping complex). At 11:30, I began my journey back to Uchinoura.
I got to Uchinoura at about 1:30. I was in bed and asleep by 2:00. At 4:30, the alarm rang and it was off to take my mother to the airport. We were at the airport by 7:05 at which time I dropped her and her 4 BAGS! We said a quick goodbye because I was illegally parked. Thanks for coming Mom. I miss you (a little).
Later that afternoon, I had to go to Kishira Elementary to hold an English workshop for the teachers. At first I was afraid, I was petrified. I didn’t know what I was going to do. But, then I get there and they handed me the lesson plan and told me what I was to say and it was great. I complemented the plan with a few answers and explanations to their questions and topped it off with a demonstration of some games they had not thought of before.
The following day was spent reading Harry Potter shamelessly at work. In the evening, we met Adam, Kaz’s successor. Kaz brought him over to Cristina’s where she was staying and from there we all went to Kabochate. It was sort of a goodbye for Kaz and a welcome for Adam. Later in the evening, some cool folks from Kaz’s eikaiwa met up with us and we headed out for some karaoke. The night probably ended at about 2 AM, when Kaz finally passed out.
The next day would be the beginning of my most torturous week here in Japan. It was filled with unspeakable things that I don’t know if I could translate into words. (I realize that sounds really harsh and in light of all the atrocities that have happened in this world, it really wasn’t that bad. I’m just a whiny person that needs to vent about it… and will do, in the next blog entry!)
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