My hairdryer is completely crap. I know I bought a cheapo and I know I can only expect to get what I pay for. But having had the pleasure of borrowing sly_girl‘s hairdryer for three weeks, my attention has been brought anew to the crapness that is my excuse for a dryer. It doesn’t blow […]
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I’ve been lazy and wallowy this week and as such have not contacted my private lessons to organise beginning lessons again. At 5:20 I get a call from the mother of the two girls I teach on tuesdays at 5, asking if I was coming today. I so thought we had arranged to continue once […]
Two of the new teachers here – fresh out of uni – are standing in the middle of the staffroom, comparing whose fingers can reach the highest. They’re both extremely tall for Japanese men, so there is actually a sense of competition. There you go, kids…the stuff what teachers get up to when not teaching […]
went to work……………………………………………………………..negative check said same two line greeting I always say rather than thinking of something new…..check stand around tuning out the opening ceremony speeches…………………………check took photos of opening ceremony…………………………………………….negative check sit at desk doing nothing except thinking……………………………………check sit at desk not even thinking………………………………………………check leave work early………………………………………………………….check call into bike store and start looking […]
It was a beautiful day today so I joined the throngs wandering around the castle, enjoying the last of the cherry blossoms. Whilst it wasn’t anywhere near as crowded as last night, hopefully these photos will convey some of the atmosphere. Yes, this is my attempt at being better at posting photos to share!
