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| First Week in Fuji |
| 06.06.04 (4:52 am) [edit] |
And it has been a good week.
The kids I`m teaching have been great. One nose bleed, two `criers,` and a few troublemakers have been the only tough spots. The kids are great, though.
The apartment seems to get bigger every day. My Performance Supervisor came over to take a look, and was blown away at how huge it is. I have most of it unpacked now, and I have my TV set up. Oddly enough, I get two specialty channels - one that shows all English movies, and another that shows - get this - the hockey games!!! So what if they start at 6 in the morning...go Flames go...although the Japanese commentary is really bizarre. It so different from guys like Dan Russell...very calm, expressionless. Think North American golf commentary. Weird.
The people have been great, too. Met up with several teachers and both of my supervisors. In fact, we all went out partying on Saturday night. There is a foreigners bar called the Land of Oz (used to be owned by an Australian), and there was a huge dance there. Had a great time, met lots of great people. Fun times.
I also bought a bike...it is this ugly old blue granny bike with a basket, but it`s better than walking.
Today I had a day off, so I went to a neighboring town called Shimizu. There`s a big shopping complex like the North Van. Quay, or Granville Island Market, with a huge movie theatre up top. Went and saw `Day After Tomorrow`. The theatres have arranged seating - when you buy your ticket, the clerk takes out a map and you pick which seat you want. Just brilliant! Oh, and it was a decent movie, too.
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