Showing posts with label beer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beer. Show all posts

Friday, April 5, 2013

High School Welcome Party

This year brought some big changes. My main JTE from my first two years was transferred to a new school.

今年最初からの英語の先生は引っ越した。友達から、さみしい。

Somehow that means I get two new JTEs. One is a brand new teacher. She seems like she’ll be a lot of fun.

新しい先生はこの前に大学卒業した。楽しそう先生。

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The next is a teacher who worked with a different friend last year. It sounds like his main job is to support my new JTE as she learns the ropes of being a new teacher.

次、去年に友達と英語を教えた。仕事は新しい英語先生の手伝うそう。

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This was dessert. Isn’t it pretty?

デザトー。 きれいね。

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After every one of the new female teachers did their intros, they asked “how about S-sensei?” (as in dating him). I had been thankful that I wasn’t a new teacher having to do an intro. Then all the previous teachers had to do intros. You know how this ends.

新しい女の先生の自己紹介の後、この2人は「S先生はどう?」と言いた。 私はその時に自己紹介しなかたから、安心した。 でも、その後、新しくない先生は自己紹介した。もちろん、その質問を聞いた。

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Probably the most common sight at an enkai. Pouring more beer (or tea, if it’s my glass).

歓迎会にだいたいこれ見える。 

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The whole group. It’s going to be fun to teach with these teachers for another year.

全員。 もう一年は楽しそう。

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Mom and Em visit Asakusa

After navigating the Tokyo Subway system we arrived in Asakusa and found the shopping area leading up to Kaminari-Mon (Thunder Gate). We had a lot of fun stopping at the random shops to look at things.

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Mom got one of these cute little ones for her Christmas tree – not exactly what it’s meant for, I’m sure, but it will make a great ornament.

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We tried freshly made dango (balls of mochi with kinako powder on them).

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These ladies were preparing the dango for the customers.

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The Skytree was playing hide and seek while we were walking around.

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Kaminari-mon at the end of the shopping street.

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A cute posed shot.

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Making new friends.

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Look at how crowded the place was!

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The Sky Tree came out to play again.

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The hand-washing station at Kaminari-mon.

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Emi-ya! We found the Emi store. Do you have an Emi to match ours?

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After walking around in the rain, we decided on Kaiten-Sushi (the sushi that goes around and you pick what you want). Unfortunately we got there after the lunch rush, so there wasn’t anything going around. But this nice sushi chef took our order and even tried to speak a little English.

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More of the many faces of Em.

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A Sakura (cherry blossom) tea.

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Mom’s new favorite Japanese beer.

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