It begins! I pulled away from my last school on my circuit
(incidentally, another one to invite me to an enkai on the same day as
training) and belted along with the stereo the whole way home! Tomorrow, I’m
off to Morioka once again for “area” training.
Area. I live in Kitakami. Still grinds my gears, but
whatever.
Our training is mostly to get some new tips on using the
board and how not to teach a class.
Riveting stuff. And we’ll be presenting activities we’ve used that did and didn’t
work so hot. I’ve a got quite the cache of the good, bad and let it never see
the light of day again. It’s just a matter of picking one or the other.
Then it’s just a matter of doing laundry, cleaning my
apartment and packing and the adventure begins! Everything is planned right up
until the Geino Michinoku Matsuri at the start of August. After that, I’ve just
got a vague idea of what I’m doing, but I’ll keep posting here throughout the
course of summer vacation.
I can’t wait! Seeing new parts of Japan! Eating new food! No
responsibilities, no lesson plans: no worries! My heart goes out to the poor
kids who’ll be doing a ton of work all summer long, but dude: I paid my dues
when I was their age. I’ve done the homework thing, I’ve had tests to study
for. Now the comfortable teaching pump is on the other foot and I’m writing
tests and running activities.
My mom had the right idea when she changed her career focus
from being a parole officer to a middle school teacher. Summers free, holidays…the
work is grueling at times, but it’s times like this that the payoff is so
great! Tonight, I’m celebrating by painting my nails and trimming my bangs.
A rebel without a cause over here.
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