Monkeys!!

I saw 4 monkeys today!! They are all over the place on the drive to my visiting school. They are so cute! Although when I asked the children if they like monkeys to my surprise they said no. Then I found out it's 'cause they steal food haha. So I said "Bad Monkeys!" I got a laugh.

I love my visiting school. I get to hang out with elementary students as well as Junior High students and since it's smaller I feel like I can have a more personal relationsip with my students. It's difficult for me to learn Japanese names and I don't think I'll ever know all 300 at my regular school. But I can easily remember the 30 names of children at the visiting school. Classes are fun and relaxed. I love both my schools but Misaki (my visiting school) is a nice mid-week change of pace. I get to leave earlier too (4:30pm) and so I get home around the same time or earlier than usual even though the drive is a little farther.

Hope you all in the west are sleeping well as I type this. The people in my building are all going out to dinner tonight! So I will get to meet everyone! Better bring my dictionary and phrase book and hope that I can join in the conversation!

Lisa

PS: Isn't my new plant cool? It's green and kinda glows purple!! I've never seen anything like it.