At Work

Well whataya know? I CAN log into my blog at work! Don't expect this to happen too much though!

I haven't been able to talk to anyone for awhile now since my computer broke and is being repaired. And the school internet blocks email sights... but the blog site is not blocked.

Of course, now from this address all the controls on the blog are in Japanese.

So I have a free period right now and have completely exhausted studying Japanese. I am studying every wednesday right here at school with a friend of my superviser's. I am really lucky. She is really nice, and although I am her first student, she is a very good, smart teacher. I am learning a lot. But right now my head is going to explode!

Two days ago some students were taking a test. Afterward, they correct their own work with red pens. As I was standing behind one student, I noticed he didn't have a lot of the answers right. He was holding the red pen but not correcting his work. His other hand hovered over his pencil, but he knew I was stading behind him. The other students were finishing up, and I could tell he was waiting for me to leave so he could "fix" his answers. So naturally I stayed put. Finally he can't wait any longer and he quickly grabs the pencil and starts to cheat, right there in front of me! So quickly say, quietly but sternly, "Sumimasen! Aka!" (Excuse me! Red!) He was so shocked that I noticed he was cheating (because I'm obviously blind) and also that I spoke to him in Japanese. I was really funny.

Needless to say, JAPANESE KIDS ARE NOT BETTER BEHAVED THAN AMERICAN ONES. Sure they may be thinner, and look nicer in their smart uniforms, but when you break it down kids are kids. There are cultural differences, but they are still children.