The welcome party

I got an invitation to a welcome party how nice. I am the gest of ohner so of corse I have to go. It is at a nice hotel. I walk in every body is drinking it is nice to see every body happy and free, but they don't seem like they are the same people that are at work but they are. Affter this we go to a karaoke bar. Every body is very crazy here. I would rather not disscus what has happend here.

Teaching ninth grade

This teacher seemed alot less strikt she gave me more time so I felt like I could meet the kids. They all had such boring uniforms blazers and either a skirt or pants. It was not like the tipacal uniform that is a little more looce.

Teaching seventh grade

My first class was with the seventh grade english teacher none of the students were having fun. I thought they would ejoy learning a nother language, as I liked learning more japanese. The teacher rushed through my introduction so fast that no one could really know me very well. Then they had to resite chapters by heart. I did not think this tought any thing. Even people who are born english speaking memorize things like that. It is not a real test of skill only memory.

My first day

One of my colleags drove me to school today, so i would know how to get there. This is very nice in america we just mapquest places if we do not know where they are. We were driving along when all of a sudden these Japanese kids started bowing in unison. Why were they doing this now instead of waiting for us to get in?
When we got iside we went to the big room with the desks again and talked about todays plan I met the teachers I would be teaching they were all very nice.

Going to the school

Today we went in to the school. Every body is quite nice but they do not seem to know how to act around me. At the school all the teachers work in one big room with alot of desks when they are not teaching. It is very crowded in this room I really would rather have my own office.

going to the baths

Today I was invited to bathe with men who will soon be my colleagues. It is kind of strange, in America no one takes baths or showers with other people. I was in shock! I had no clue what to do so I started to get undressed. The other men were staring at me I am not sure why, but it was a little irritating. One of the men lent me a small whight towl to cover my self. I put it on and we walked to a cavern inside of a mountian, inside of this cave there was the hot springs with dosens of men bathing. I entered the cave with a few of the other teachers. The man who handed me the towl now started to talk, he told me that his name was Mr.Cheryblossom, he also lead me in to an area specialy reserved for cleaning your self. At the cleaning station there was no soap instead you just have to clean your self with your hands and some water. It seamed perculuar to be bathing your self just to take another bath!