It's Been A While

It's been a while since I have been on here. I'm sorry that I haven't kept up with it. I find myself needing to write things down more often and saying what's on my mind. Right now, I'm waiting for my next class to start. It's been a long day, but tomorrow will be longer. I have stocked up on ice cream in anticipation of my long day. I hope all goes well. I love my classes, I really do, I just get caught up in what I think is expected of me sometimes. Anyway, let's see.

I have successfully completed my first year at this school. It doesn't seem that long. I think I did a pretty good job. Now I guess I'll be working on improving. There are lots of changes coming, and I am not happy about all of them. One, we will be moving to another building next year. I don't know how they'll assign new offices or what the offices will look like or what. Besides that we're going through a curriculum change, which I new would happen last year, but it still sucks to have worked on something all year and now have to go and change it up to please someone else, not the students. I just want to work with my students and help them help themselves. This year's students don't seem as motivated as last, well not all of them. Some are, and that's awesome. I also have bigger classes than last year. Double the size of last year, which I guess is also giving me stress. However, I think I'm handling it well. I still eat lunch with my students and talk with them, we'll see if anything comes of it.

There is also supposed to be some kind of research done. I would rather do research than conferences because I don't like to travel very much. Maybe when I'm home I can do some there, but not here. So research it is. It's difficult to get my head around. I don't even know where to start. I guess I'll read up on it, but it's not fun reading. I have to make it fun somehow.

Outside of school, or rather in, I've been going to the gym three days a week. My mother has had words to say about the way I look and I don't like it. I'm fine with how I look, but I also want to make sure I continue a healthy lifestyle. So I shall go and workout and eat healthy and we'll see what happens. I'm not liking all this stress Japan is putting on me. The only thing that seems to make me happy is going to eat ice cream. I've been traveling around Japan eating ice cream, by myself and with other people. Right now, I'm ready for the next two years to be over so I can reach the next step. However, before I get there I need to overcome the challenges that I face now. I will do my best, as always.