Humidity

It's obvious that I wasn't good with computers before coming to Japan, but now it's even worse. I have tried to pull up this blog website in English but still can't figure it out. So I did write about a week ago, and somehow never posted it. We'll see if this one gets out there. I have started teaching at the schools all over the city. I never thought the job would be so fun! So far, I have only gone to Elementary schools and one nursery school, and once I get over the initial awkwardness of not being able to talk to any of the teachers, it really is a great job. The typical day is as follows: I get up at about 7:30, get ready for work, and get on my bike or to the train station by about 8:30. I usually don't have to be to the schools until 9:00 or later, then I help teach classes (i.e. show pictures and play games) for 3 hours. After the 3rd class, I eat lunch in the 3rd classroom, and the lunches are usually really good- except that I have to drink lukewarm milk (Mom and Dad, this means I may be less picky when I get back). After lunch, I either play with the kids at recess, study Japanese, teach one more class, or go home. The kids are extremely cute, and usually genuinely happy to be learning English from me. This may change when I start at the junior highs, but I think I can deal with it. I have pictures of some of the kids, but as I still don't have internet at my place, I will have to wait to post those.
Besides work, things are also pretty good. I have been getting to know my co-workers better, as well as some other English teachers in the surrounding areas. It's a pretty diverse crowd so I think things will stay interesting. We are planning on going to the World Expo in a few days, but those are the only plans I have for the future. So that's it for now!