I made it to another weekend!

insect count: 1 - So, I got up this morning, and there was a big moth in my apartment! Considering I've sealed up all the holes in my places I was terribly confused as to how it got in. I like comparisons for the sake of understanding. So when I saw that moth, I exclaimed (literally), "How did you get in here!? This is like an orc popping up at a tavern in Helm's Deep!" Yep, I went there.

That's maybe a strange thing to say, but did you see my new bruises and scrapes? LOL The weeks are flying and the days are dragging. Luckily for the most part my lessons fly by. That is, times flies when you're having fun and I'm having a blast! :D It's pretty great! I don't care for Friday mornings though. Last night was glorious! It got down to 18 degrees and I was in heaven. I even had to get out my duvet! But I woke up in the middle of the night because it was WAY too hot with it on, lol. Still, I got to use it for an hour or two! (mmm) I had more sleep but Fridays are my early days and I felt pretty tired when I got up. I got ready and I got out the door just in time (a few minutes later than planned). That's terribly stressful for me. And when I entered the bus center parking lot, my bus was already started. Seeing that practically gave me a heart attack! I jogged over with all my stuff (heavy stuff) and got on. Then the bus didn't leave for another minute or two. Dang it! The driver usually starts the bus RIGHT before we leave so he made me panic for nothing! Still, I'm very grateful to be any amount of early versus any amount of late. (Ouch, my kidneys are still hurting! *tries to glare at them*) The walk up to the school was pleasant. Any other person would probably have described today as cold or at the least chilly. For me, it was perfect weather! :D

I did a couple preppy things before class (like taping together the dice I had made) and then off I went. My first class didn't go the way I planned (we only got a third of our stuff done), but it went very well. :) Judging from the students' responses, I believe they understand the concept! The boy who hates school (not just English -- I told you about that, right? I found out that kid who skips me class or lays his head down the entire time hates school in general and does that in every class, not just mine.) played the first round and then sat down. The other students still involved him though he refused to actually play. :) His attitude and heart seemed to soften as the lesson went on. By the end he had his head up and was watching the game. Progress! I'll take it and mmm! :) I then had a prep period that was used up in talking to a couple teachers who were asking me questions about English. It's always fun and interesting to try and chat. We all get our dictionaries out! It's really fun. After that, I got to teach Mai! I changed my mind last minute about what I was going to do, but everything went well. I had an "Uh..." moment at the end of class because I had thrown some things out, but I thought of another game we could play and so we did that. In fact, the second round of the game went over the bell. :) So, whew!

Lunch was good and then I had my last class. I had prepared a lot of stuff (including a giant rail line we laid out on the classroom floor to play a game) but I felt unsure about how the lesson would go. It wasn't my best. I was just unsure and it was just a hard lesson. I had to teach how to take the train and ask for information about the train. That's not very much material for 50 minutes! Still, we only got to play two rounds of the game (they each got a turn), so I think it went alright. I hope the girls understood it. Sheesh.

After that I only had a few minutes until it was time to leave for my bus. I did a little planning and then said my goodbyes and left. The bus ride was nice and I stopped by a bakery on the way home. (I like to go on Fridays because I get home earlier and usually can buy these little bags they have of leftover items from the day before (day old stuff). They are 300 yen and have three different things in them. This way I have a couple treats for the weekend and get to try new things. There have only been a few for which I didn't care (a coffee roll and a pumpkin roll - that I know anyone who loves pumpkin would find divine but I don't really care for it). I thought I would have all night to do things and work on stuff but I got busy doing one thing and then another thing and then I talked on the phone with Limor for 2 hours (again) and then it was so late I could barely keep my eyes open! So I had started writing this yesterday (Friday) and finished today (Saturday). Sorry it was late!

better photo of my vb bruise