The Backpack Adventures

Weekend 95: August 26 – 27, 2023 Day 663: August 26, 2023 Saturday – Ishikari x Numata Road Trip Today was another extremely humid day in Rumoi City. The weather was quite unbearable, but luckily we had exciting plans to keep us busy. We decided to venture out of the city and head to Ishikari City in the morning to buy groceries and then make our way to Numata in the afternoon to witness the famous Numata Yohtaka Andon Festival . Ishikari x Numata Road Trip 2nd Street Ishikari We woke up early and left Rumoi City around 9AM. Our first stop was 2nd Street Ishikari , where we hoped to find some summer clothes and a preloved fan or cooling device. Unfortunately, we couldn't find any, but we did manage to pick up some clothes for Ella's upcoming Takikawa overnight school trip. Grocery shopping at COSTCO Ishikari Here's what we bought today. Lunch at COSTCO Team Nicerio bonding at Ishikari City After that, we drove over to Costco Ishikari to stock up on food for tomorrow's...

Week 95: August 21 - 25, 2023 Day 658: August 21, 2023 Monday – Rumoi Rumoi High School 8.21.23 It's the beginning of my 95th week in Rumoi as an ALT with the JET Programme. The weather forecast predicts a mostly cloudy morning, followed by sunshine in the afternoon. Today, I'll be heading to my main school, Rumoi High School, as part of my regular Monday visit schedule. Here’s my workload today: Class with Matsuda-sensei 1st period – Listening Activity @ 1-56 of Matsuda-sensei 2nd period – Welcome to Our Town @ 1-34 of Matsuda-sensei 5th period – Directions @ 1-56 of Matsuda-sensei Rumoi High School English Club After classes, we had the Rumoi High School English Club . We spent it editing and improving the essays and script for the contest. Day 659: August 22, 2023 Tuesday - Rumoi Rumoi High School 8.22.23 It’s going to be a hot sunny day today according to the weather forecast, but thankfully it was cool and cloudy in the morning. That’s why I was able to bike to Rumoi Hi...