(5/20/12)

What do you do when you’ve got nothing that you want to do?

Rant (5/08/12)

Still a shit ton of pictures to come from Okinawa, but I feel like writing for the first time in quite a while.

Work is good. In fact, I really enjoy going to work, mainly because of the kids. They crack me up. Some kids say funny shit, some kids are just cute, some kids are just fun to watch because they’re either so awkward or have weird little quirks in their actions or the way they talk. That being said, teaching is getting kind of old, and I am having a hard time with original activities etc. Likewise, I’m not very good at the whole “Try to talk to the kids in English” thing but I’ll try at least with some kids. The one thing I learned about kids (at least in Japan) is that you really don’t have to say or do anything, and they’ll like you for who you are. No need to try to impress or please them.

I’m definitely not cut out to be a teacher though. I like playing with the students, but I’m not the best role model and as usual can’t be bothered to “change” other people whether through my words or my actions.

Changing topics, going to Okinawa for a week made me realize how much Hokkaido has grown on me. Maybe it’s just because where my house is, but I was serious happy to be back. Good food, good coffee, and the weather’s been getting better too. It’s still no Tokyo, but I think I can handle it for another year. Hell I was even missing winter a bit the other day (skiing mainly.)

Looking forward to summer, lots of things I’m hoping to get done, mainly hiking and driving, you’ll read about em here for sure. There’s also an English camp for students from all over Hokkaido in July and a bunch of my students will probably be going there so that should be good times.

Back to pictures.

PS my nose won’t fuckin stop running since I’ve gotten back from Okinawa. Cold? Allergies. Fuck.

Rant (4/02)

Today I was at the BOE (board of education) for the first time in a while, and since it was the first day of the working year there were two new guys in the office who are about my age and I felt all important and superior to them beacuse I’ve been working here longer than them but then after about two hours they were already getting more work than me and doing stuff that actually mattered so I went back to feeling useless as I always do when I’m in the office.

At least I got to wear a suit.