We had our
first holiday weekend due to the Respect for the Aged national holiday (Monday,
Sept 19). I enjoyed it a lot, though
again I came into the week more tired than I left it. I have much to learn about this holding a job
thing.
Let’s see, Friday (16th) was an okay day at school as far as I can remember. I got a kick in the pants that reminded me of why I’m here. For a random reason I was in the student hallway during lunch and a group of my male students addressed me. I’d like to say I engaged in conversation. But I don’t know any Japanese for these situations and they can’t really speak English either. After much Japanese and laughs from the crowd and a total of three English sentences (“I don’t speak Japanese.” “You’re cute.” and “Japanese joke.”) I went on my way frustrated that not only do I not know my students, but I’ve been here two months and I don’t know how to make any conversation in Japanese! It’s a vicious cycle of I can’t speak Japanese so I don’t speak to people and I don’t speak people so I don’t learn Japanese. I’ll get there! It was nice to have this reminder to get me thinking about what I want out of my time here. (More)
Let’s see, Friday (16th) was an okay day at school as far as I can remember. I got a kick in the pants that reminded me of why I’m here. For a random reason I was in the student hallway during lunch and a group of my male students addressed me. I’d like to say I engaged in conversation. But I don’t know any Japanese for these situations and they can’t really speak English either. After much Japanese and laughs from the crowd and a total of three English sentences (“I don’t speak Japanese.” “You’re cute.” and “Japanese joke.”) I went on my way frustrated that not only do I not know my students, but I’ve been here two months and I don’t know how to make any conversation in Japanese! It’s a vicious cycle of I can’t speak Japanese so I don’t speak to people and I don’t speak people so I don’t learn Japanese. I’ll get there! It was nice to have this reminder to get me thinking about what I want out of my time here. (More)
