The Backpack Adventures

Weekend 39: July 30 - 31, 2022 Day 271: July 30, 2022 Saturday - Mashike Town Noryu Fireworks Festival It's a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. It's perfect because later at night we will head to Mashike to watch the Mashike Town Noryu Firework Festival .  Off to Teacher Kanda’s house We are very thankful to Teacher Kanda because she invited us to come with her for this trip. It won't be possible for us to witness it as we can't use our car yet and there won't be any more buses that can bring us back home after the festival if we chose to commute to the location. Snacks at Teacher Kanda's place Obira Summer Orange In the afternoon, my family and I went to Teacher Kanda's place for an early dinner bonding with Ikuko-san and the Rumoi Elementary ALT. Ikuko-san brought a watermelon grown in the town of Obira. It was called Obira Summer Orange . The name came from the unique orange color of its flesh which tastes very sweet.  Off to Mashike We left Teacher Kan

Weekend 36: July 9 - 10, 2022 Day 250: July 9, 2022 Saturday - Rumoi HS School Festival Day 1 Rumoi High School 7/9/2022 It's a beautiful sunny weekend. However, I will report to work today because Rumoi High School is celebrating its 2-day Rumoi High School Festival . Rumoi High School Festival 2022 opening ceremony Most of the clubs have rooms that they transform into booths. I stayed with my English Chat Club . Our club chose the theme of Harry Potter for this year. I helped them by setting up and managing the beer pong quiz. It was fun seeing my students play and answer questions about the Philippines. We wrapped up the first day at 3:30PM and cleaned the classroom we used before going home. Rumoi High School Festival 2022 English Club Booth Rumoi High School Festival 2022 My day didn't end there though. That evening, I headed out to Joshua's house for the farewell party for Abi and Guy. I was too busy bonding with the ALTs that's why I wasn't able to take pic