School Festival

Today is the last day of teaching this week, so I'm writing this now because I won't remember on Friday. I only have one class today, which is good, but for some reason I'm just so tired. Last night was pretty fun, got steak with my coworkers. It was very yummy and they had a make your own waffle station. Today there is some event in another building and I was hoping to go, but right now I feel like being in a dark warm room watching movies. Maybe I can work that out somehow. It also decided to rain today, I thought after the Typhoon on Monday, there wouldn't be any more rain, but I was wrong. So we had over two weeks of rain and then two very sunny and windy days and now back to the rain. I think an ice cream run is in order. However, I'm not going far in the rain, so maybe I'll have to stick with something local and boring. Nah, it's not worth it. Anyway, back to the festival.

This weekend is Hamakaze festival. It's two days of food and dancing and fun. It is all student run so my students will be performing or cooking/selling. I always buy a ton of green curry because the Thai teacher makes it so well. I'm also looking forward to some pastel and to see my students perform. I'll have to prepare myself for all the yelling I plan to do. And Sunday there will be some idol here and so we'll need to lock our office and stuff. It's so crazy how much this school does to get noticed. Not for having smart students, but for all the other things it does. I guess that's how you make money as a company/university. I think that's it for now, sorry this post isn't so bright and cheerful, I'll be better next time. Until then ttfn.

Caged Animal

Sometimes I feel like one of the animals you see at the zoo. Just minding my own business, but for some reason people keep coming around and staring at me. This is actually not far from the truth. In the building where I teach my classes, the walls are actually glass and they frequently have tour groups going around. The groups stop and stare at me or at my class and it's really distracting. I don't feel comfortable and can't be myself with my students. I'm hoping to not have any classes in this building next year.

This week has been very eventful. I had ice cream with some students on Tuesday, after class. We talked and laughed and took pictures. Wednesday was the crazy anniversary day with 200 guests and camera crews. And so I went out to eat ice cream and have dinner with an exchange student. And yesterday I went to my student's part-time job at a Spanish/Italian restaurant. It was so good and she gave us some free things. It was a very good night. Today I don't think I have any plans. I may need some more sleep. I'm also glad I haven't gotten sick yet. I've been drinking ginger tea every day and I'm so grateful to be able to drink it.

Also, my boyfriend sent me a package of wonderful things. It's nice to receive things that remind me of him. Tomorrow will be my body guard's birthday and I forgot to send her a package. I'm always forgetting something. Maybe next week I'll remember to do it. I think that's it for now. ttfn.

Rainy Season Part Two

So it will be raining for the next week and a half. Today I had to walk to school in mist. The mist that doesn't let you stay dry even with an umbrella. I saw people wearing plastic suits. One was like a huge poncho that didn't just cover there body, but also wide enough to cover the their legs while the ride their bike. I saw another person in a plastic pant and jacket suit while riding their bike. Luckily my feet didn't get too wet. Both of my sneakers have holes in the soles. I'm going to have to figure out something for this second rainy season or pack two pairs of socks. Other than the weather, nothing else has changed much. I'm still working like crazy. They're doing some event for the 30th anniversary and I really do not want to be apart of it. I feel pressured, but I will not be recorded for any one. I'm not here to show you have diversity, I'm here to teach and that's it. Tonight I plan to hang out with students and get a huge parfait. It's going to be awesome and I'm not going to think about all the stupid things this school is doing to show that they are better than other schools. I know we need money for this new building, but more than half of the things they put in here is totally unnecessary. Anyway, I'm going to get something to make me feel better. ttfn.

Winter Blues

It's beginning to get cold here. I don't remember the cold coming so suddenly. Earlier this week I was able to wear a skirt and then Tuesday I was like, I need to find pants, it's too cold. I think I found some tights and have been trying to wear those. I'm still hoping it'll get warm again and then slowly become colder again. I need more time to prepare. In  Japan, most homes don't have insulation, so I have a heated carpet, a kotatsu and a space heater. But before I can take those out, I need to clean my fan, change my summer curtains for winter ones and prepare for the cold months ahead. And when they come, it'll be dark dark days. It's going to be hard to find the energy to get up and go to school, when I can just stay underneath my warm covers (I'll probably have four or five). The only thing I'm looking forward to is working out and seeing more of my clothes fitting me looser. I was just worried about that on the way to school. I just ordered some new under pants and bras and wondered if I keep losing weight whether my boobs would get smaller. Probably on my mind since listening to a podcast called Hahas for Hoohas. They were talking about big boobs vs small boobs. Anyway, I'll be working on updating my blog for my ties, so check that out if you haven't already. ahundredties.blogspot.com
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Allergies

Do you have any allergies? It seems that I have developed a few since coming to Japan. Here's the latest episode.

This weekend, I did a workout and wanted to drink a refreshing beverage after. I recently bought some chocolate almond milk, I used to drink it daily, but stopped some time ago. I gulped down the drink in minutes, but soon after my body started telling me something was wrong. The milk was coming right back up. It was so strange. I have had this milk before and never had this kind of reaction. Now that I think about it, I may have started to have adverse reactions to the milk, which is probably why I stopped drinking it. Just thinking about drinking it makes my stomach turn. So I tried to stop myself from throwing up by drinking lots of water, but it only helped to make the puking process easier. One good puking session and I was down, but my stomach still felt weak. I went to the store and bought some energy drink, orange fizzy drink, and bread. I made soup later and that was all I had. This morning I had yogurt and bread and seem to be feeling better. We shall see about lunch, I didn't bring mine to school today as usual. I'm thinking ramen might be okay. I don't really want any fried chicken or rice.

Besides that incident, I have been developing a nauseous reaction to nuts. At first it was whole macadamia nuts, then most recently it's been peanuts, like the ones in Snickers (I love Snickers!). And now I have to add almonds to the list. I'm afraid to go near walnuts or cashews now. How can this be happening to me? I'm already highly allergic to seafood. I used to say shellfish, but now I have to add squid and octopus to the list. I can't even breathe around squid, burns the tiny hairs in my nose. Even if I leave the room, but nose still burns. Anyway, I hope you don't have any allergies because they kind of suck. ttfn.