Just can't stay away
登録日: 2006年2月26日
居住地 US
投稿: 144
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The day began with sunshine for a change. We have had days and days of ice cold rain. Today was sunshiny, cool and pleasant. The staff welcomed me at their meeting and I attempted a short speech in Japanese. They were wonderful enough NOT to laugh at me.
Shortly, the entire school welcomed me with a speech and a lively song. I again tried a bit longer speech and no one laughed...but a few children did giggle or look very puzzled.
I visited several classrooms and had multitudes of interpreterts and translators. Even a local university had a group of English-speaking students and their professor come. I had more help than I needed, but I felt extremely supported.
We took a guided tour of the school, with the students tellikng me and the translators takikng turns interpreting. Lunch was wonderful...a brothy soup, noodles, milk and a cheese sandwich.
The weekend before I was treated like a queen. Saw a fabulous museum and then went on Sunday to a place famous for oysters. Had a unbeatable lunch grilling fresh seafoods on the long grill. Went also to see a field of wild iris on a mountain peak, a peninsula that jutted out into the sea. It was raining and ice cold, misty and magnficient. We then stopped for hot tea and miso soup.
Thankfully Rick and Shaun are right next door to our tiny apartment rooms. We will meet and discuss our problems, if any, and our observations.
Could not ask for a better start. Attached are a few pictures.
投稿日時: 2006年6月19日
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