busy and happy!

oye, just as i made the determination to blog more, im still neglecting it for a week at a time! ~ was that even proper english? i think im getting to the point where i don't know what proper english sounds like. im trying to remedy that by reading more, but i just haven't had the time recently. so i apologize for any misusages or difficult to understand language :-P

so school has started and i have been busy!! i didn't think the new schools would really make me that much more busy, because ive kind of gotten the hang of things at school. but im telling you, i was wrong! im realizing that because i wasn't here in the beginning of the school year last year (i came 4 months after it had already started because japan's school year starts in april) theres all these new lessons i have to plan because ive never taught them. also the elementary schools are keeping me busy with the new curriculum and what not. and keeping me tired too! last year, i only went to elementary schools once a week, and id put all my genkiness (energy) into the lessons and just go all out. but now im going 2-3 times a week and its a little more tiring. but im actually having a really good time. the schools are great and i feel much more comfortable with all the changes because of my experience from last august.

oh yeah, remember that desert dirt phenomenon i told you about? well thats over, thank goodness. it actually only lasted that day, and then it's kind of been raining off and on since. although, we did have an absolutely gorgeous day on sunday. blue skies all around! went for a walk in the park with some friends in the morning, then went to a meeting in the afternoon, then went to another friends place for a little barbeque ... an awesome day! friday was spent down in fukaura with loads of gaijin for a friend's brithday party which was lots of fun. here are some pictures ...














birthday boy ben is oh so nicely chiking meredith, birthday girl is up front and center, thats yuki next to me and mari in the back round. see that awesome necklace i'm wearing? that was a gift i received from angel in a care package jack and angel sent me with all sorts of goodies in it! soo nice!















lovely ladies at the karaoke bar. there were about 10-12 japanese customers in there when we arrived and not 5 minutes after, they all left when the gaijin started singing. guess we scared them off!

about to upload a bunch of other new pictures, so check them out on my pictures page!

alright i guess thats about it for now. definately be more updates in the coming weeks with all the cherry blossom festivals, and golden week, and who knows ... maybe a date? ;P hmmm ... love you all!