Settling in

I was trying to figure out why it's taken me almost a month to update the blog and I finally came up with an answer. It's because I'm starting to feel at home here. I've settled into a routine with work and socializing so there have not been any big surprises this month. I'm also getting used to all of the weird little differences in Japan and as a result they're not weird anymore. So nothing lately seems noteworthy enough to write about.

To recap the last month, I spent about a week after my Tokyo trip resting (by myself). I did a little exploring and went to an old onsen (hot spring), which was amazing. Then I spent the last few days of my vacation hanging out with friends. Since the vacation ended I've just been working, going to the gym, and occasionally meeting with friends. Even my weekend parties have been regular... it seems I've had 2-hour all-you-can-drink dinners every weekend. I usually can't remember much from those, so I always assume I had a good time ;-)

But something entertaining happened today. The students had to write 3 sentence stores. The subject of one story was the school secretary, who didn't seem to like me at first. She was always minimally polite and never friendly (but after two months she started to lighten up). Anyway, the student's story went like this

"Mrs. A is stronger than a tiger. She ate one yesterday. Mrs. A is the strongest person in Japan".

I think that's pretty good for a 9th grader.