The Backpack Adventures

Week 65: January 23 – 27, 2023 Day 448: January 23, 2023 Monday – Rumoi Rumoi High School 1.23.2023 It’s a cold -7-degree morning here in Rumoi City. Today. I’m back at Rumoi High School . Here’s my workload today: 2nd period with Sengoku-sensei 2nd period – Reading Test @ 3-2 of Sengoku-sensei 3rd period – Reading Test @ 3-1 of Sengoku-sensei We translated storybooks during the English Club. My family and I went to buy groceries in COOP after work. After classes, the Rumoi High School English Club had its weekly club meeting. Today's club activity was to talk about their winter vacation and translate a Japanese storybook into English.  Day 449: January 24, 2023 Tuesday – Embetsu Embetsu Agricultural High School 1.24.2023 As an exchange for my scheduled visit last Thursday, which I spent at Rumoi High School for the ALT Skills Development Training, I’m visiting Embetsu Agricultural High School this cold Tuesday morning. Today is my 24th visit for the School Year 2022-2023. For...

Weekend 64: January 21 – 22, 2023 Day 446: January 21, 2023 Saturday – Rumoi x Funaba School Woodwork and Snow Activity Rumoi Roadside Station It’s an activity-filled day for us today. After breakfast, we first drove to Rumoi Roadside Station . We enrolled Ella in the Woodwork and Snow Activity of the Funaba School . It was a whole-day activity so I had plenty of time to do other tasks. Kishihata Fish Store Since my wife was craving fresh fish, we first drove to the  Kishihata Fish Store near Rumoi JR Station. There were lots of different kinds of fish and they were way cheaper and fresher than that in the grocery store so we bought a lot.  We then drove to FIRST to buy a bag for my ski and then to the Engan Bus Office at Akemotocho to buy tickets and reserve seats for our upcoming Sapporo trip. We also bought some Moekko Free Tickets for my school visit trips on the first week of February. Rumoi Shinkin Bank Next stop: DCM Today is -7 degrees With our budget drained, we dr...

Week 64: January 16 – 20, 2023 Day 441: January 16, 2023 Monday – Rumoi Walking to work It’s officially my first day at work this 2023. I’m back reporting at Rumoi High School . In a way, I missed the snow of Rumoi but not the coldness. Rumoi High School 1.16.2023 There were still no students today which means that I don’t have any team teaching work. Regardless, I spent my time making PowerPoint presentations for my Teshio visit on Wednesday and also for Matsuda-sensei’s class this week. Day 442: January 17, 2023 Tuesday – Rumoi It’s a very cold Tuesday morning. It’s -10 degrees outside. For today’s work, I’m heading back to Rumoi High School . It’s officially the first day of classes for students. Rumoi High School 1.17.2023 Here’s my workload for today: 3rd period with Matsuda-sensei 3rd period – Self Study @3F1 of Matsuda-sensei 5th period – Self Study @ 3-12 of Matsuda-sensei 6th period – Intro to Japanese Onsen @ 3-46 of Matsuda-sensei Day 443: January 18, 2023 Wednesday – Tesh...