Back again

Hi all,

I have been whipped into action by my wife as apparently Ive been lazy in updating my blog, maybe that's true but hey :)

I still need to get some photos from the sushi night so there is a post in the works on the strange things we have been eating, but at the moment we are still recovering from the hiking on Saturday. Lucy has been riding to school okay and my arm has healed after having her hanging off it for a time, and we have both been enjoying the lovely rain on the way to work. The talk of soggy undies has been rather amusing...


My schools as a whole have been just great. The maximum number of lessons expected from me in a day is 5 and today I came out with just 2 lessons taught, not a bad day! The students really are a mixed bag. One class will get right into the games and sing along to the silly chants, while some others (the minority) will have to be dragged bodily from their chairs in order to participate. The constant Hello's as we walk down the halls and the high-fives and hugs really make you feel like a rock star, and certainly put a smile on your face.

I'm getting closer to being able to read the comments left by the students at the end of every lesson, and using basic words to get my meaning across to both students and teachers, and generally having fun with the language.

On a side note, after getting off the train back to Takasuki from hiking on the weekend dropped my wallet in the station. I went to the police station today and they had it sitting there waiting for me, it having being handed in by some good Samaritan. Complete and intact was the 10000 Yen note (just over $100 AU) and credit cards etc. Only in Japan!