I'm back to spend year 28 in Japan.
One day back in. I'm jet-lagging as we speak. The only plan today was to train at the dojo, but I fell asleep from about 3pm until 9pm, so I slept right through class. Which explains why I'm awake now at 2:30am.
It's hot and humid, 35 degrees celsius today(bonus: what is that in Fahrenheit?). And the mosquitos are still here, even though I'd asked them to be gone by the time I got back. My garden is overgrown with weeds, and it poured and thunderstormed loudly this afternoon.
Breakfast at Hiro's was rice, miso soup, and okra and goya sliced up with bonito flakes and soy sauce on top. Mmm...
I was treated to lunch by Etsuko, at a traditional restaurant that specialized in *unagi*(cue fingers pointing at head and grimaces by friends). Japanese food sure pleases my palette. I'm a convert. I could eat only Japanese food for the rest of my life. I'd even give up pizza and peanut butter. I didn't eat dinner, because I slept right through dinner time, and when I woke up, I wasn't hungry.
I'm going to lie down now, and maybe I'll sleep too.
Good to be back, more to come.
P.S. It's so quiet here.
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."
Thursday, August 24, 2006
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3 comments:
I have to say I missed ya' a little while you were gone. Now don't go letting your head get big now, we can't have that from such a humble creature...
Anyway, get some rest and I can't wait to hear what's next.
Later jet...
So, when does school start? After Labor Day (ha ha)? Seriously though, I think we have summer vacation in this counry because in past years the children were needed for the crops in the summer time. I wonder if the youngers have off in Japan in the summer, and what the reason might be.
Later, trooper.
Uncle Larry
thanks blu, I missed you too. And thanks for keeping me head in check. time to eats me spinach, a ga ga ga!
UL--Actually, believe it or not, I think school starts on Labor Day! Figures, I guess. The students have a month off, just like me. I'm sure some of them find themselves having to plant rice and harvest pears, etc., but I suspect many of them just play video games or hang out at the mall.
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