Moving into the APARTMENT
I move into my apartment on the first (Thursday). The BOE cleaned the apartment yesterday and it was a mess. The guy before me was a complete slob. There was a lot of garbage, and junk. They filled up the back of a truck (smaller than in America) but still a great deal of stuff. They cleaned it spotless. He had an American style bed. I got rid of it, when in Rome do as the Romans do. The floor have tatami mats (Japanese carpets) when you come into a house you take your shoes off and put slippers on. The floors are very soft and cushiony. I will be sleeping on Futons, so this is going to be great. The apartment is big. There are two large rooms, one for the living room and one for the dinning room, I got my Japanese style table. There is a bedroom as well. It is large for one person, they said that it is a four person house. not the same as America though. I plan to start a garden also in the spring, its too late now. also i plan to put flowers all over the sides of the house. it is going to be great. i have a traditional bathroom. You sit on a bench and scrub your body with soap, then rinse off. you then get into a small very deep scalding tub and relax your muscles. believe me - after the days i have endured here in Kuzumaki, it is perfect. I wake in the morning without sore muscles. I will have internet. I have electricity and heaters, not the same as America, they are space heaters. I also have electric rugs. You just plug them in and sit on them. The winters are very cold, so don’t plan to come then. You wont like it- or the amount of heat you have. For breakfast fish and rice, a lot of vegetables, fresh melon, eggplant, cucumber and miso, egg and Japanese style ham, fresh milk and coffee, the list goes on................ I have a real toilet, western style. I have come accustom to the Japanese style toilet though because my host family has one. Try going to the bathroom in that thing.... yesterday afternoon I met all the English teachers from the 11 schools I will be teaching at, they are close together. I also went to a high school to take part in an English speaking contest. The kids were great and I had a great time. the two teachers speak very good English, so we had a great time together. the kids are very excited to meet an American (especially from NYC), so they sneak out of the class rooms and watch you. they are cute. when i went to one school and saw the children swimming at the school pool this little 7 year old boy ran up to touch me, he smiled and told me i was very cute in Japanese. I couldnft stop laughing, it was so cute! he is going to be a problem I am sure. in the mornings i go outside and look over the hillside and jagged mountains. there are hundreds of fire flies flying all over the place. nice......... EATING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
I have been slacking. i have something new to report, rather funny as a matter of fact and i don’t think i told anyone except for Sasha, so here is what i hear about Japanese schools; There is a general rule at all schools....No eating on school grounds. this is strongly enforced. One of the ALT’s (assistant teachers) told me a story at the convention about how strict they really are. This is what he said; he was sitting at his desk at the BOE (board of education) in the morning. At 8:15 every morning work starts with the brief meeting with the Principal and the teachers. They go over daily tasks and announcements. One of the teachers held up his hand (like he was saluting Hitler himself) and with his arm stretched high, in his hand he held a gum wrapper. With this look of disgust he said in a low angered tone, “I found this in the Boys Bathroom!” And I THINK that someone ate the Gum as well. The whole room let out a gasp!!!! Then another time when the ALT was driving with some of the Teachers past the school on a Saturday, they saw a group of 7 year olds walking through the parking lot. The children saw the Teachers, got Nervous and quickly put something in their pocket. The Teachers slammed on the breaks, jumped out of the car and told the kids to empty their pockets. One of the kids had a Rice ball wrapped in Saran Wrap. The Teachers scolded the child, then returned to the car. This is so typical here. We obviously have a problem in the States with kids bringing weapons and drugs into the schools. Japan on the other hand is Hilarious! So what I propose is that Japanese kids should camouflage their food with Pot. It will be well hidden and a good deterrent against the Teachers!
MORIOKA
i went to Morioka city on Thursday and Friday. It’s the size of Brooklyn. i met with the other ALT’s in the area for two days. we had a great time and i made some new friends. we went out to dinner and it was all you can drink. one of the girls got sick and threw up under the table, we left there in a hurry. its so cool to see women still walking around in Kimonos on the streets. while we met i learned some new things about the Japanese culture....maybe not good. for women they told us to watch out for the Drunken Businessman. they do their best to pick up American girls. they are a pain in the ass and persistent about it.... for the guys, (this was hilarious) guys have to watch out for little boys in school. they come up behind you and put their palms together and point their two index fingers at your asshole. they try to ram their fingers in you butt. one ALT got a direct hit from one of the boys. he turned around and smacked him hard. they said they are always trying to block them with their hands. i would handle the drunken businessman any day- that’s ruff. it was also funny walking around town. everyone was starring at us. it was the most people(Americans)they have ever seen. One girl told me that when she got to the bus station she needed directions to where we were meeting.. she went up to a woman who was looking down. when she asked for directions the lady looked up at this 5 foot 8 black girl and ran away in fright...THAT was too funny. i finally got the house in order over the weekend. it now looks like home. i put up some screens that divide the rooms in half. i moved the kitchen around. it looks much better.
I move into my apartment on the first (Thursday). The BOE cleaned the apartment yesterday and it was a mess. The guy before me was a complete slob. There was a lot of garbage, and junk. They filled up the back of a truck (smaller than in America) but still a great deal of stuff. They cleaned it spotless. He had an American style bed. I got rid of it, when in Rome do as the Romans do. The floor have tatami mats (Japanese carpets) when you come into a house you take your shoes off and put slippers on. The floors are very soft and cushiony. I will be sleeping on Futons, so this is going to be great. The apartment is big. There are two large rooms, one for the living room and one for the dinning room, I got my Japanese style table. There is a bedroom as well. It is large for one person, they said that it is a four person house. not the same as America though. I plan to start a garden also in the spring, its too late now. also i plan to put flowers all over the sides of the house. it is going to be great. i have a traditional bathroom. You sit on a bench and scrub your body with soap, then rinse off. you then get into a small very deep scalding tub and relax your muscles. believe me - after the days i have endured here in Kuzumaki, it is perfect. I wake in the morning without sore muscles. I will have internet. I have electricity and heaters, not the same as America, they are space heaters. I also have electric rugs. You just plug them in and sit on them. The winters are very cold, so don’t plan to come then. You wont like it- or the amount of heat you have. For breakfast fish and rice, a lot of vegetables, fresh melon, eggplant, cucumber and miso, egg and Japanese style ham, fresh milk and coffee, the list goes on................ I have a real toilet, western style. I have come accustom to the Japanese style toilet though because my host family has one. Try going to the bathroom in that thing.... yesterday afternoon I met all the English teachers from the 11 schools I will be teaching at, they are close together. I also went to a high school to take part in an English speaking contest. The kids were great and I had a great time. the two teachers speak very good English, so we had a great time together. the kids are very excited to meet an American (especially from NYC), so they sneak out of the class rooms and watch you. they are cute. when i went to one school and saw the children swimming at the school pool this little 7 year old boy ran up to touch me, he smiled and told me i was very cute in Japanese. I couldnft stop laughing, it was so cute! he is going to be a problem I am sure. in the mornings i go outside and look over the hillside and jagged mountains. there are hundreds of fire flies flying all over the place. nice......... EATING ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
I have been slacking. i have something new to report, rather funny as a matter of fact and i don’t think i told anyone except for Sasha, so here is what i hear about Japanese schools; There is a general rule at all schools....No eating on school grounds. this is strongly enforced. One of the ALT’s (assistant teachers) told me a story at the convention about how strict they really are. This is what he said; he was sitting at his desk at the BOE (board of education) in the morning. At 8:15 every morning work starts with the brief meeting with the Principal and the teachers. They go over daily tasks and announcements. One of the teachers held up his hand (like he was saluting Hitler himself) and with his arm stretched high, in his hand he held a gum wrapper. With this look of disgust he said in a low angered tone, “I found this in the Boys Bathroom!” And I THINK that someone ate the Gum as well. The whole room let out a gasp!!!! Then another time when the ALT was driving with some of the Teachers past the school on a Saturday, they saw a group of 7 year olds walking through the parking lot. The children saw the Teachers, got Nervous and quickly put something in their pocket. The Teachers slammed on the breaks, jumped out of the car and told the kids to empty their pockets. One of the kids had a Rice ball wrapped in Saran Wrap. The Teachers scolded the child, then returned to the car. This is so typical here. We obviously have a problem in the States with kids bringing weapons and drugs into the schools. Japan on the other hand is Hilarious! So what I propose is that Japanese kids should camouflage their food with Pot. It will be well hidden and a good deterrent against the Teachers!
MORIOKA
i went to Morioka city on Thursday and Friday. It’s the size of Brooklyn. i met with the other ALT’s in the area for two days. we had a great time and i made some new friends. we went out to dinner and it was all you can drink. one of the girls got sick and threw up under the table, we left there in a hurry. its so cool to see women still walking around in Kimonos on the streets. while we met i learned some new things about the Japanese culture....maybe not good. for women they told us to watch out for the Drunken Businessman. they do their best to pick up American girls. they are a pain in the ass and persistent about it.... for the guys, (this was hilarious) guys have to watch out for little boys in school. they come up behind you and put their palms together and point their two index fingers at your asshole. they try to ram their fingers in you butt. one ALT got a direct hit from one of the boys. he turned around and smacked him hard. they said they are always trying to block them with their hands. i would handle the drunken businessman any day- that’s ruff. it was also funny walking around town. everyone was starring at us. it was the most people(Americans)they have ever seen. One girl told me that when she got to the bus station she needed directions to where we were meeting.. she went up to a woman who was looking down. when she asked for directions the lady looked up at this 5 foot 8 black girl and ran away in fright...THAT was too funny. i finally got the house in order over the weekend. it now looks like home. i put up some screens that divide the rooms in half. i moved the kitchen around. it looks much better.
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