Kussharo Lake
So this weekend, me and a bunch of friends went to Kussharo Lake. It rained on Saturday and everybody was misreable. It was wet and dark, and you couldn't see where you were going. There was an outdoor onsen, a rokubin or something like that. It was really enjoyable, even though we all smelled like sulpher afterwards. I'm glad I got in there before one of the other gaijin broke a wine bottle inside it.
On Sunday, I took a group of people to my town 45 minutes east of the campgrounds. I wanted to take them to Monkichi, my favorite (and only) okonomiyaki/monjayaki restaurant in Nakashitbetsu, but it was closed. So we went to Tobu and they were INCREDIBLY excited to see Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Baskin Robbins, and KFC all in one place. I could've cared less, but seeing all their eyes light up...it was worth it.
The trip overall was decent. I even have a new cocktail that my friend, Chris, invented: melon soda and vodka. Now I gotta find melon soda in my local conbini.
Ever since I came to Japan, I've grown a fond interest in cantaloupe. I didn't like cantaloupe in America, cause it didn't taste that great and was kinda bland. Here in Japan, they know how to grow them until they are truly ripe. It is SO good. But they also sell melon for $20 a piece...it's good, but it's not that good. But I normally by them by the half...$5 a half.
Kenebetsu Junior High
Today, I taught my first day of jr. high. Unlike my high school students, some of them like English and want to speak to me in English. One of my students, Tahiro, REALLY wanted to talk to me. He's really tall...185 centimeters. Keiko-sensei told me that he NEVER had an interest in English before today. I felt REALLY good after hearing this.
So me and Tahiro started talking. At first in English, but then we switched to only Japanese. I felt so sorry for him because he was trembling the entire time we talked. I kept asking him "Daijoubu desuka? Daijoubu? Are you alright?" But I can tell he was really excited...I think. Keiko-sensei said this was the first time he saw this behavior, "I never saw him so excited to speak English before." So I'm glad that I'm making a difference in his life.
2 件のコメント:
Hi Andy! Glad you had a great weekend!! I like hotsprings that smell like sulfur which means they are natural hotsprings! Wish the weather was good. I have never seen melon juice in Japan, but i guess you guys have it in Hokkaido!
AWWWWW/ That is a great story.
leianne
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