The students were pretty much out of control and I only had one class to teach that day! The 9th graders thought it would be cute at Sports Day practice to tell me that I have a sexy body repeatedly. They also proceeded to tell me that I had a 'good bust size' as they put it. I'm thinking I need to pretend that I don't understand them because all week, I heard these things of things 2764823585 times. The one class I had was crazy loud but I had fun.
Oh yeah, I also joined the volleyball club on Monday. Every time I got one of the kids names right, I gave them a high five. High fives are new to them and they looooved it. The girls started asking me questions about sex and I was just like 'uhhh, no, bad english'. There is no way in hell I'm going to try and tackle that subject. They all thought it was hysterical and laughed so hard that they were rolling on the gym floor with laughter. Yes, the hormones are raging with these kids too.....
Tuesday started out kinda wacky. My JTE was late to teach our class because one of the students in her homeroom got hit by a car. It was one of my favorite students, Masahiro, too! Then, I saw him in the nurse's office and he looked perfectly fine except for the ankle brace he was wearing. I guess he was nudged by a rolling car? Later that day, there was another fiasco when an 8th grader went missing. Apparently, this happens all the time, according to one of my JTE's.
This week was full of more Sports Day practices to gear up for the big day, tomorrow, Sunday, September 14. So, I have to work tomorrow. Monday is a public holiday so we get Tuesday off in exchange for tomorrow. Let's hope the typhoon doesn't hit tomorrow because that screw everything up and jeopardizes bar-hopping on Monday night with the other JETs here. Like, I said last week, the drinking party with the teachers is tomorrow night so seeing other JETs is a no-go. As for the practices, I basically stand there sweating my butt off in the sun and snap a few pics in between. Some kids are alllll about the peace sign and posing for them but others hide their faces and are extremely embarrassed. Honestly, I can't wait for it all to be over because it's thrown a crazy loop into the regular schedule and the kids have been bouncing off the walls. I just need things to go down a few notches.
Wednesday was super-chill. I had 3 classes and then left early after lunch to go to a meeting at the Board of Education. Every other Wednesday, all of the JETs have to report to meeting at the BOE. It was good seeing the other ALTs again. I mean, I hang out with some of them but not all of them. One is semi-sidelined with crutches and others live farther away so that unfortunately makes it difficult to get together during the week. We technically finished around 4:30pm but afterwards, a small group of us just chatted, caught up, and exchanged crazy stories from school. Post-chatting, we went out to dinner at some random restaurant that played random music. I recall music from Usher's latest album being played and though I am a fan, it was completely out of place. Thank goodness, our Japanese advisor came, otherwise it would have been me and all guys yet again. Food was good and again, I found myself eating things and then finding out later what they were. For example) I chewed for about 5 minutes on the pig's achilles tendon. Scrumptious, huh?
Thursday was laid back as well. Only had 2 classes, with one of them being my favorite, full of out of control kids who get way too excited about learning English. But, hey, that makes my job easier, doesn't it? After work, I bounced on over to another JET's apartment here and 3 others joined us for okonomiyaki dinner. I probably had a little too much red wine for a school night but I was fine getting back. I just liked being able to hang out after work and not being limited to weekend get-togethers.
I prepped for two classes on Friday but one of them was cancelled due to, you guessed it, Sports Day practice! The kiddies got out of school early but not before spending the afternoon cleaning and prepping one final time for Sports Day. Cleaning time continues to fascinates me to no end. They have cleaning rags they use everyday to wipe the floors. I was intrigued by the use of folded newspaper to clean the windows too. Teachers and students alike here were surprised to know that most schools in America have hired maintenance men to clean the schools, that no students or school employees did any actual cleaning. I get the sense Japan keeps cutting their education budget? But this cleaning ritual is completely and utterly normal for schools around the country.
Last night, some of my JET friends came over and we shot a YouTube video tour of my apartment. I wanted to have a clean-cut version but with 5 guys over here, that did not happen in the least. Needless to say, the whole thing was pretty hilarious. Then, we hit up a nearby restaurant I like called Italian Tomato Cafe. I think the name says it all.
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