I don’t think it was really a
sports festival since they translated it as “ball game” for me, but I think
sports festival is a good description.
For two days all the students (sannensei have graduated so it’s just
ichinensei and ninensei – they don’t get promoted until the first day of
school) compete in various athletic events to determine the strongest
class. (More)
On Sunday March 12th I
played in the Live in Shirane! concert with Shirane High School ’s
brass band club. I had begun to regret
the decision when I realized I’d be gone all Sunday and I’d rather be lazy at
home. I had a good time, though. Since I was going to 10am rehearsal (they
started at 9 but I negotiated to come later – the concert was at 3:30!), I was
able to come a bit earlier and see the students going to Australia
off. It was so interesting to see the
fifteen girls in casual clothes – they look so different without their
uniforms! Somehow I think their names
would be easier to remember if they always wore casual clothes . . . (More)
Well, I’m just having too much
fun. It’s been another week and a bit
since I last wrote and again so much has happened! Once again, I’ll try to go by category since
I think it’s more interesting then reading a long post in chronological order.
In general, the weather has been
warming up, which has been lovely. I’ve
had a few days without long underwear and a few runs with a t-shirt. It’s great!
We had a couple day cold spell for the sports days, but it’s warming up
again and right now we’re having a good cleansing rain. (More)
