So a week and five days in Japan now, I can't hardly believe it! Things have been going great! This first week has been full of activities at the school and at church. Still a lot to get use to, but God is really helping and taking care of me. Let me tell you more about the school and church.
A school day starts at 8 am - 3:30pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and from 8am - 4:15 Tuesdays and Thursdays. Since its an ACE school, I have to run around all day. We do have small breaks, but mostly it gets really busy. There are 27 students in my classroom from 2nd grade to high school. I know teachers shouldn't have favorite students, but there are two 4th graders who just are so cute! A very smart, short girl her name is Nana; also a very smart and funny boy named Tayro. So many different subjects that make me be happy to have graduated hehe:) From Physical Science, Geometry, and Economics to English grammar, Polygons, Africa's biggest river, and even how to explain Fractions. I've enjoyed a lot though! I have English class with kindergartens everyday. They are so cute and funny too. I admire these kids, they have all the regular subjects we take in "America" as they call it, and besides that they take Japanese Class, Japanese math and counting system, Japanese Music, and Calligraphy. Their English is pretty good for the most part, and somehow we do communicate. There is a high-school girl who is very very smart! She only gets A's and is well behaved. She is half American and half Japanese. She always looks smiling, but when she gets home she gets depressed and sad. She has talked about committing suicide so we are really trying to encourage her. She is translating for me in Chapel this week, since I'm going to share with the kids this week.
The church is not very big, but then again Christianity is less then 1% of the population here. They have all been so nice to me! There is a lady who every time she sees me she gives me a hug, which is great since I love hugs and really need one once in a while! There are about 50 members and many kids!
These past Tuesday and Wednesday we had a Teachers' Seminar and had teachers from others Christian School from different parts of Japan. Even when that made this week full of activities all day long, I really enjoyed.
As I said before, I live in the same building where the church and school are. Church 3rd floor and school 2nd and 1st. Things are going good with my roommate and the other Japanese girl , Namiky, (she's 29 getting married in April) who also live here in the house. Dim (Indian roommate who looks Philippine, she's 24) has helped me a lot with all the culture things I need to know and do or not do. I'm very thankful that she is here too.
Food food..how is the food?? good so far so good! Nothing weird or strange. Actually I have liked everything I have had. I need to start eating less or I''ll be in trouble. :P This weekend I even had pizza twice. Yes they do have Pizza Hot, Domino's, and MC Donal's. Lol...but the best of all they have Starbucks! :D:D:D:D I did bring my own too, but its good to know they have coffee here too and not only tea (which I also like)
Oh and guess what??I started to learn Japanese, well one of their 4 alphabets! The cool thing is that one of them is what Chinese use, so at the end I will know some Chinese too :D:D I'm starting to understand some basic expressions too, but i need to be patient and not get discouraged 'cuz i only have a week here and many to go.
I'm having a very good time and learning a lot! I know that God has a plan for me and I only ask Him to take care of my needs specially my heart. Even when I have been so busy and had anytime to get so homesick, I do miss my family and friends a lot! I know that life goes on and that my time in Cincinnati was done (for now, tell you more about it later ) I do pray for you all and hope you remember me in prayers and heart too. I have some many pictures here that makes me feel closer too. Please write me back when you can I really enjoy reading about your life and things that go on there.
Well, I have to go now , I'll try to write as soon as possible...
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