I had my first class of 1st and 2nd graders. They are a zany bunch but lots of fun. We played some games and hopefully they will at least remember "hello" and "good morning". Maybe even "how are you?"!
Right now all the schools are preparing and practicing for their big Sports Day event. I have yet to attend one but I've been invited to some coming up this month. I hear they have real races and competitions but also funny ones like a relay race with an all teachers team against students and something involving dunking people's faces into flour. Should be a treat!
I'm excited because Monday is a holiday so we get a 3 day weekend. It is in celebration of "Respect for the Elderly" day. It's like Mother's Day or Father's Day but for Grandparents, as I understand it. The elderly here definitely deserve respect because I see most of them working hard in the rice fields and riding scooters and carrying heavy things. It's no wonder they stay so healthy. They're so active and fearless!
Scott and I are itching to buy a giant coke and popcorn and watch a flick in the theater. There's this amazing Japanese spaghetti western that Quentin Tarantino seems to be involved with that looks pretty awesome. I think it's called Sukiyaki Western Django. They're speaking English in it but somehow it still kind of sounds like Japanese.
A typhoon is supposed to be on its way here this weekend. We're definitely getting more bugs and it's been humid and hot once again. Scott finally saw the giant spiders I've been talking about. Actually this one is just a baby version of the ones I saw when I first got here. They're baaack!
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