I went to the doctor again last Tuesday. Mostly coughing, but pretty heavy, consisent coughing, with varying amounts and colors of phlegm(no blood). I decreased to two pack of Marlboros per day, but alas, the doctor's diagnosis: bronchitis.
He gave me four kinds of tablets to take along with some mysterious patches to be worn on the chest. I took the tablets, and although I felt like a dried out old sponge, I have to say that my health did seem to improve after finishing the three day dosage. So, bravely, I decided to try one of the patches, cautiously heeding the doctor's words to remove the patch if I felt my heart rate increase. I left the patch on for a half hour, not knowing what it was actually meant to do, hoping it was meant to suck up all the evil causing my ailment, being careful to note any irregular changes.
Having not sucked up the evil, I took it off and immediately afterward it basically increased my heart rate--like, phenominally. Including the fact that I got 2001 things done in a period of less than two hours, the whole experience would have been spectacular, except it also caused me to get asthma that is currently, in Japan, preventing me from sleeping--like, phenominally.
In other news:
I'm getting used to life at the new new old school, Arao #1 Middle School, which could be called Arao Public Military Academy. My job, while not sitting at my desk, is to assist English teachers by standing with my hands behind my back, posture perfectly aligned, ready to move in an instant should a student misspell a word or rest his or her head on his or her hand.
Secretly, I enjoy my new position as imaginary Assistant Company Leader Cadet-in-Training Julie Sensei.
Somehow, my life has been quite simplified this year, and it's taken many, many months for me to begin to enjoy the solitude. Reminds me of that classic YES hit we all know and love, 'Owner of A Lonely Heart.' It's even more moving while singing it karaoke. Trust me on this one.
http://yesworld.com/lyrics/90125.html#1
I tell of my day-to-day experiences in a funky Japanese town from my American viewpoint. This blog could also be called 'Bizarro World', 'Notes From Kyushu, a Smaller Island', or 'Teaching English in Japan: Smash Your Ego in 10 Easy Lessons."
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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4 comments:
sorry about the bronchitis, sounds yucky.気を付けってね！ Being in Japan, especially a foreigner in Japan, strangely has loads to do with dealing with solitude. I don't know if I came to enjoy it so much as finally kick into gear and drag some classmates out to fiesta, but whatever.school is a rather stark and lonely location, seems especially true at the middle school you're at, but there is also a lot of social activity, like clubs. have you ever seen kyudo (traditional archery)? this is random, but if you want something to do, check that out, its pretty spiffy! --Katie (*^^)v
Hey, thanks for the advice, Katie. As a matter of fact, I did go to see kyudo practice, and I really enjoyed it.
I've gone to lots of different clubs(as you may recall, I joined the tennis team at one school).
For about two months now I've been going to watch the Judo club practice. I also went to their last competition. Surprise, I've also just become the first practicing girl member!
sorry I didn't pick up on the club browsing...(>_<)kyudo is awesome! (sorry, a little bit of club pride entering into this. I did kyudo club at high school in Japan and adored it. I don't even know why exactly I joined, but if a tiny girl from my grade could shoot a bow, gosh darn it so could I!)Tennis would be brutal, as it is hard to adapt to the Japanese style of a club -- lots of practice, little actual playing of the sport...Oh, judo is spiffy. I saw a lot at a prefectual competition for that and archery. how is it going??
I only just joined as an active member, so I can't really say how that's going, but I get the feeling I'm going to get my butt kicked a whole *beep* of a lot.
I think it'll bring me closer to the kids, and I suspect it will also help refine my Aikido. I like the fact that several of the move are actually very similar to Aikido techniques.
Have you ever seen Aikido?
Maybe you'll be able to join a kyudo team in a school club if you become a teacher here.
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