Bleh...

Children's Drink? It just taste like weak beer. I didn't like it. Chris says is doesn't taste like beer and finds it tasty. So who knows. I feel If Im going to drink it, I might as well just have a real beer. Sadly, I want neither. Well...not SADLY...but whatever. I will just have a COKE PLEASE.

On much more exciting news, it begins! I have my first English School class tonight. This is wonderful! I only have one class so far, but whatever. That's more dollars. We are also going to set up a planning schedule. So I will go in a few hours a week and make lesson plans and that sort of thing. Happiness! My first clas is tonight from 7:00-8:00 pm and with 5th graders. They are just a year below my Super English kids so I am pretty sure I am comfortable with their level. I have to plan though!

Ok, here is something you aren't going to want to believe. When it comes to lessons...I'm a planner. Not just a planner, but an over planner. I have folders on my computer of every lesson I have done for each class. Every last minute is accounted for, usually with some extra time taken up just in case my stuff happens too fast. These English classes will be the same. James, the owner, my boss, is not like this. He is a 'fly by the seat of this pants' kind of teacher. That just makes me nervous to think of going in without every last minute planned! I don't know how people do it. I would feel like I'm cheating the students if 45 minutes in to the 60 minute class I ran out of ideas. Of course, I have to improvise sometimes, but still. Just makes me nervous!

I also have to drive to Kisuki today. And before anyone can ask, Kisuki is the town where I will be teaching. It's about 30 minutes away from Izumo. I have been there once. James gave me really good directions so I'm not too worried about finding it. I am going to leave stupidly early just to make sure I get there in one piece!

On the car front, James has bought a small company car. Woo! I now have wheels! Of course, its only to Kisuki and back. I can't use it for Nishi (boo!) but that is understandable. But it's nice to not have to worry about the trains. The trains make the 30 minute trip into an hour and a half trip. Definitely no good! Plus the last train leaves at 8:00. So Im happy to have a ride!

Well...that's pretty much all that is happening here. Today is laundry day! I have been a bad housewife and put off doing the laundry for awhile. We leave for Osaka on Friday though so I need to have most everything cleaned! Im really excited about Osaka though. I will TRY to get pictures. I am not a good photographer and I like to just absorb everything around me. Then I forget to take pictures. So I will try. Just be patient and please dont fuss if I only come back with 3 pictures. I try.

Well, I think that's all I have to say today. I hope everyone is having a lovely week! :-)