randomness in the apartment
[old skooooool! Full House in Japanese ]
[lil drinks for lil people like me]
[cocoa pretz!]
[chicken & veggies curry: my first decent home-cooked meal other than udon/noodles]
[another beautiful sunset taken from my balcony]
Well, my first week of classes. They went really well. I enjoyed every single class thus far. It's funny how my students, whether they are children or adults, are so suprised to know that I'm only 22. Then it throws them off when I greet them in Japanese and then I tell them I don't know Japanese. Ha... I must say that it helps a WHOLE lot knowing Chinese characters in Japan. Many things are written in what they call 'kanji' and I figure a lot of things out because I know a few kanji here and there. It also helps when my older students need some sort of definition and I can write it down in Chinese :D Yay! Go, 7 years of Chinese class! But this week has been amazing. I have two more days of classes. Can't really say which ones I enjoy the best. I love chat'n up with the adults and it's easier for some because they have some background in English. On the other hand, I like the challenge of explaining to adults who have limited exposure to the language. Then, there are the kids. Most of you know I'm a sucker for kids. So, having the chance to teach them really brings joy to my life. I love their energy and smiles. It is a challenge but thankfully I have a translator when I work with the kids, so that makes life a LOT easier. Commuting isn't that bad. The furthest church I travel to probably takes an hour in total. All in all, I'm really hoping to make a difference while I am here. Not just in teaching English but befriending my students and even the people at church and making myself useful. I really want to shine for Him. God-willing.
Hmm...on a totally different topic....food here is really good. There are so many different kinds of sweets! Even at the train station, there are venders selling Japanese sweets. Then, at the subway station, there are all these bakeries and goodies...ahhh..so tempting! Don't wanna come home with 20 extra pounds!
Alright, more food pictures coming up...tune in!
posted by anna @ 3:26 AM
7 comments
7 Comments:
full house is UNIVERSALLY and CROSS-CULTURALLY AWESOME! hahah
question...is that your singles club in a photoshopped/pacific mall photo card some sort of crazy picture on the far left, beneath your TV. haha - you crazy kids :P
and...i'm so glad that your commuting isn't wretchedly far, and you're managing okay with your journies to work. AND that you're loving work and the people you're teaching! I pray for trials that you may endure...and I pray that by through those trials you will witness God working wonders through your life as a godly woman, and a faithful servant!
so WHACK! love ya dear!
miss you LOSER!!! haha yo i was waiting for your skype call last monday!
did ya try putting peanut butter and coconut milk into your curry? i promise it's good!!! =)
you should eat as much as you want...cause you'll burn off the calories workin' with the kids. plus, if you don't eat them now...u definitely won't eat it when you're 65...then u never get to it. plus, winter IS coming...so a few layers of insulation won't hurt =D
yay for relational evangelism!!!
ooo! Full House! I loved that show hehe....
SWEETS?! haha...which kind's the best?
yay for communists!!! =)
i'll forgive u this time, but don't forget to add coconut milk 'n peanut butter when u make curry again =D
wow, 19 degrees? man alive that's the perfect temp...for softball!!! haha. and curries.
things have been...busy. haha, last midterm this week, couple more assignments 'n then it's finals!! yipppeee!
what about u? i hope your students have been treatin' ya well. do you get Christmas off too? =)
how's church?
take care, faith up!!!
HAHAHAHA
i love your updates!
they're so random and it's great!!
i'm glad to see ur eating well and that view from your apartment is just amazing!! i have this thing for the sky right now...and man...it's just breath-taking, isn't it?? even when it's cloudy, or dark...it's still so awesome and majestic... ^^;;
anyways...thnx for that msg...it's nice to be missed! and i miss you too!!
keep the posts coming =D
miss to! what's going on here! i keep coming on and i see that dam olsen twin picture at the top! u know what that means!? it's not being updateed!! l;kjsdf;lkasjf;laksjfa;slkfj;a u too busy to fill us in now huh? oh and u msged me about being kidnapped lol. well it was in quotations. was just saying i could've been kidnapped by the g/f cuz i went to visit her this past weekend. :D that's my story. update us dam you!!
oh and that's awesome how your chinese is becoming handy. i wish i knew how to read and write. u're super cool anna. super cool *shakes his head* no u're alrite. not super. but whatever makes u feel better :) OK! i've got a busy week ahead of me :( so i count on your updates to distract me and keep me sane. ok? ok! now update. do it now lil woman! DO IT! or i will come over there and use the samurai sword that i'm SURE u got for me already and shave your head. ok that's enough. be scared. i hope i scared u into updating. i will check on you tomorrow.. u better have my money. i mean update. our update. everyone including pink wants to hear from you. aint that right pink? i bet she doesnt even read my comments. that woman. alrite. miss you anna. wish we could talk on a more normal basis. bah. alrite. hope u doing alrite over there. hope u getting more and more used to travelling. *big hug* ttyl k?
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