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February 04, 2005
where am i?
Monday was my last day at Tanbara Nishi (west) middle school. I was much more sad than I thought I would be. At the end of last week and on Monday I kept getting little gifts from my students. They left me notes and little toys and my two favorites performed a mini concert. These two girls are truly amazing. One of them sings, and dances, and is an excellent student to boot. They other one plays the drums and has the greatest sense of humor. They both play the guitar and also some traditional Japanese instruments like the Koto. I made them little origami flower bouquets to throw at the end of their show. They showed me how to play the koto and then I bid them farewell.
My new school is Tanbara Higashi (east) middle school, and it’s massive in comparison to Nishi (400 students compared to 88). I had a full day of work today despite it being my first day. All was well though, and then I left to go to an elementary school. The elementary school was absolutely freezing, and it’s been snowing on and off all day. Despite the snow outside the schools are unheated!
It’s difficult to see, but there are snow flurries blowing into this exposed hallway. Those kids are making a mad dash for the bathroom.
Posted by theinfonaut at February 4, 2005 07:23 AM