Japan Diaries 4: Week 106
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Week 106: November 6 – 12, 2023
Day 735: November 6, 2023
Monday – Rumoi
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| Rumoi High School 11.6.23 |
It’s a cold cloudy day today. After a weekend of adventure, it’s the start of another work week. For today’s work trip, I biked to Rumoi High School.
Here’s my workload for today:
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| Collaboration work with Matsuda-sensei |
1st period – L8 P1 The Best Education to Everyone, Everywhere @ 1-56 of Matsuda-sensei
2nd period – L8 P2 Everyday Technology @ 1-34 of Matsuda-sensei
5th period – L8 P2 Everyday Technology @ 1-56 of Matsuda-sensei
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| Playing Word Wolf with the Rumoi High School English Club |
During the Rumoi High School English Club, we played Word Wolf and also some ESL Online games to improve our vocabulary and English Expressions.
Day 736: November 7, 2023
Tuesday – Rumoi
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| Rumoi High School 11.7.2023 |
Today is a cold and rainy day here in Rumoi City. Hence, I wasn’t able to bike to Rumoi High School for work.
Here’s my workload for today:
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| Collaboration work with Matsuda-sensei |
4th period – Grammar for Speaking and Writing @ 1-34 of Matsuda-sensei
5th period – L8 P2 The Best Education to Everyone, Everywhere @ 1-56 of Matsuda-sensei
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| Rumoi High School at night |
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| Grocery shopping at COOP with my family |
After work, my family and I drove to COOP to buy groceries.
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| Next stop: Drying our clothes at Jabba Laundromat |
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| Side trip to 711 in the Minamimachi area of Rumoi |
From there, we headed to Jabba Laundromat to have our clothes dried. With this kind of weather, it’s harder for us to dry clothes, and it seems like we will be frequent customers of this laundromat this winter. Before going home, we went to 711 to buy some food.
Day 737: November 8, 2023
Wednesday – Haboro
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| Haboro High School 11.8.2023 |
It’s a 4-degree morning. Today, I’m heading to Haboro High School for my 14th school visit for the School Year 2023 – 2024. For this trip, I used my 2-day skip Moekko Free Ticket. Ever since they cut the number of JTEs, it’s usual for me to have a full load during my visits.
Here’s my workload for today:
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| Collaboration work with Watanabe-sensei |
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| Performance Task activity of the 3rd year students |
1st period – Listening Activity @ 1A of Watanabe-sensei
2nd period – Performance Task @ 3A of Watanabe-sensei
3rd period – All about Pets @ 2nd year of Okumura-sensei
5th period – All about Pets @ 3B of Okumura-sensei
6th period – Listening Activity @ 1B of Watanabe-sensei
In the evening, my wife and I found ourselves engrossed in an online Cooking Fever tournament, prompting us to stay up later than usual. Our objective was clear: achieve consecutive wins to triumph in the competition. Just as victory seemed within our grasp, a confusing prompt disrupted our progress, forcing us to restart from scratch, resulting in a significant loss of both time and resources.
Despite the setback, we managed to secure 5th place, earning a reward of 100 diamonds. However, the triumph came at a cost—I reluctantly retired to bed at the untimely hour of 3 AM. Fortunately, my upcoming bus journey to Embetsu presents an opportunity to catch up on some much-needed sleep.
Day 738: November 9, 2023
Thursday – Embetsu
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| Embetsu Agricultural High School 11.9.23 |
Despite staying up late the previous night, I managed to rouse myself early in the morning to get ready for my journey to Embetsu. The day's persistent rain, although somewhat inconvenient, provided an unexpected silver lining by enhancing my chances of a peaceful nap on the bus en route to Embetsu Agricultural High School. This marked my 19th visit during the school year 2023-2024. For this trip, I took advantage of my 1-Day Moekko Free Ticket.
Here’s my workload for today:
3rd period – Performance Task Presentation @ 2A of Sasaki-sensei
4th period – Performance Task Presentation @ 2B of Sasaki-sensei
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| We bought some personal necessities at Tsuruha Drug in the Hanazonocho area of Rumoi City |
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| After that, we crossed the street to A-COOP Lupinas to buy groceries |
After finishing work, my family and I made a stop at Tsuruha to purchase diapers and other personal necessities. Following our visit there, we crossed the street to A-COOP Lupinas to check out their selection of vegetables. While we were at A-COOP Lupinas, we ran into my wife's friend, Nao, and engaged in a brief conversation with her. Before making our way back home, we swung by Jabba Laundromat to have our laundry dried.
Day 739: November 10, 2023
Friday – Tomamae
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| Tomamae Commercial High School 11.10.23 |
It’s a rainy Friday. For today’s school visit, I’m heading to Tomamae Commercial High School. It’s my 18th visit for the school year 2023 – 2024. For this trip, I used my 2-Day Skip Moekko Free Ticket.
Here’s my workload today:
3rd period – Exam Review @ 3rd year of Matsushita-sensei
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| Ebata Dental Clinic |
After work, we went to Ebata Dental Clinic for our dental appointment.
This week, we had mostly cold and rainy weather, and the forecast says it might snow soon. I feel both excited and a bit sad about the snow. It means new adventures, but also the end of our road trips.
Work-wise, I visited Rumoi High School, Haboro High School, Embetsu Agricultural High School, and Tomamae Commercial High School. Each visit was valuable for connecting with the students and my JTEs.
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