What a day... sorry this will be a really quick entry as netcafes are damn expensive over here and I have fellow teachers waiting to go get drunk and stuff ourselves full at an izakaya (Japanese pub.)
Well, I:ve taught my first lesson... or part thereof. What a rush! 4 hours preparation and there I was moulding the minds of tomorrow, hyuk hyuk hyuk. I had no idea teaching would be such a rush. The students (aged 13 to 27) were all so attentive and eager it was an absolute joy. The youngest, a high school girl, was a real crackup and by far the best with vocab. Don:t know what you:re always whinging about mum, with my 20 minutes under my belt now I reckon teaching is a breeze ;)
I finally went out properly at night on a bar crawl with some of the other staff. Hiroshima is riddled with Melbourne-esque bars tucked away in cool little places. As soon as I walk in any girls in the place that speak english tend to migrate towards me to test it out. I guess I must look like a good teacher or something... hoho. It was quite amazing how much more at home I felt once I had been out for a decent night on the sauce. Only shame is the Japanese don:t know what an *all day fried breakfast* is so I have to cram myself full of nutella toast.
Oh, for all the sneaker junkies out there reading this blog... hooooly crap get yourself to Japan. I stumbled across 5 stores each with over 1,000 different types of Gravis, Adidas, Converse, Puma, Asics, etc... all so cheap! Less than $49 if you don:t mind last year:s fashions (heaven forbid).
Would love to stay and type up more but really must dash. Love to all, thanks heaps for the emails I will endeavour to reply to them personally once I have internet on at home.
Sayonara!
