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。

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。

This was dessert. Isn’t it pretty?

デザトー。　きれいね。

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。

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。　

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。

Community

In Japan, teachers move every few years to a new placement and to teach new students. It’s always sad saying goodbye to teachers I’ve gotten to know over the year.

日本には、先生たちはよく引っ越す。いつも「さよなら」と言うことはさみしい。

But, one of the things I love about the time when the teachers move, is that often many community members will come out to help.

でも、引っ越すの好きな事はたくさん人手伝いに来る。

On Monday T-sensei was leaving. She’s a single, female teacher with plenty of stuff to move, but not so many people to help her. Many students who probably had her as a math teacher came to help, in fact, most of them were high school students, rather than her current junior high students.

月曜日にT先生は引っ越した。彼女は１人だけ。たくさん荷物があるけど、手伝う人がいない。T先生は中学の先生けど、高校生いっぱい手伝いに来た。

I’m always amazed at how a whole apartment ends up fitting in a truck!

１台トラックにできた。

Today another teacher moved out and another in. They both didn’t have very much stuff, so the whole group didn’t need to come and help.

今日他の２人は引っ越した。両方荷物あまりないから、みんなは行かなかった。

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Also, my list of things to photograph while in Japan is here. If you have any other ideas, feel free to let me know what else I should add : )

私の日本に住んでいる時に写真を撮りたいリストはここ。 他の写真を撮るの考えがあったら、コメントをしてください！

Photo Challenge Day 29

March 29: Pastel

I don’t own anything that is pastel colors except the small collection of pastel colors in my 24-count colored pencil box.

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Not so many pictures today. I helped K-sensei get ready to move today. We cleaned lots of things that needed done before all the teachers can descend on her house and pack it into a truck. It was fun to have one last chance to chat with her before she leaves.

Besides that, I switched from my winter coat today to my windbreaker. On the walk to K-sensei’s house, it was perfect weather for such a thing. On the way home it snowed!

Tomorrow’s Easter!