It’s 7:35, people are calling to say they’re coming and what started as a few people over for cocktails (cos I have vanilla vodka which needs sharing!) looks like it’s developed into a proper party-like do. Last reckoning 6 had changed to 19. There’s something to this last minute organising!
Category Archives: The ALT life
is such a downer. I think it’s the combination of saying goodbye to dear, dear friends who I only see every two or three years; leaving a place which reminded me so much of Northern Victoria, and Australian summer; and coming back to a Shanta and Blair-less Wakayama. I’m trying very hard to focus on […]
One of the teachers was sitting at his desk, playing with his bottle of half-frozen green tea. Two students came in and asked what he was doing. He made no comment so they (correctly, I assume) deduced that he had lots of spare time at the moment, and said so. He immediately refuted this, saying […]
I don’t have tuberculosis, nor do I have pneumonia – cos that’s what I was really worried about when I went to the dr on Monday. I was whisked off for e-rays before a dr even saw me, let alone listened to my chest. As I suspected, it is merely an annoying bout of bronchitis. […]
I bought 37 books yesterday!! WHEEEEEE!!!!!! There is a second-hand ENGLISH bookstore in Kobe which I have been wanting to go to for months, but have been unable to due to it’s mon-fri opening hours. But, have just spent three days in Kobe for the Recontracting conference so was able to visit it yesterday. Just […]
