Had a small earthquake Thursday morning. The usual kind that startles awake but doesn't break things. Woke me up before 5, and my phone alert went off. Then some kind of city alert was going off so there wasn't much chance of going back to sleep before my 5:30 alarm. Sigh...Did make for fun conversation topics in the lessons and after school though. Learned the word for earthquake in Japanese: jishin. Got a long conversation with some students about it after school before the VP walked up and told the students they had 'good english'. Given it took a bit for them to catch what I was asking and the VP came up right after the light bulb moment when we all got on the same page it was kind of funny. Still cool when that happens.
Switching between schools is fun and yet crazy. Have to make sure I have all my stuff at the end of each day as I'll need it the next. Keeping track of which class is where in the lesson is tricky, with six or seven in each grade and they might be in the same chapter or on the same page but not the same section. Sigh...got a notebook to write down each one just to help me keep track a bit better.
Had dinner with a fellow female ALT after work on Thursday as we got paid this week. They were feeling a bit antisocial and trying to break out of it. Spending three months stuck at home doesn't help...at least they have a pet. I don't get that luxury.
My Japanese understanding is steadily improving but speaking and kanji are still slow. Muzukashi....(hard in Japanese)
Humid and warm today, which means I'm sweating even though it's only mid 80's. Did laundry this morning and even with the cold water I was hot. Figures. Get rain every other day too, which only contributes to the uncomfortable factor. Oh well.
I pray everyone is staying safe and following precautions as summer starts up. Not that I get one. With the shutdown we work through July and half of August. So our summer is two weeks in August. No speech contest so no practice sessions. Sad but I understand.
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