Firstly perhaps that I`m no longer the tallest girl in Kobe - I`m now the rival to Godzilla in Osaka!! Am loving living here closer to work and friends, but miss my Uncle Glenn and the clean, quiet relative tranquility of Kobe. It`s only half an hour by train anyway, so I won`t have a big cry about it.
Life update: was really really homesick for ages, but am coming back into normality. I am adjusting to teaching my very own classes of kids and still crack up at them everyday. Especially when you see and hear a three year old Japanese kid say "Hello Darlene" in really clear (NZ accented) English that you`ve taught them...hahahahaaa!!! Weird.
It`s Summer here, and it`s bloody hot and will get hotter, muggier and rainier...right now it`s lush, and I`m still sporting a golden brown tan from my trip to Okinawa in May. I swam with the fishes...and the turtles, sea snakes, star fish, sea slugs and the holidaying population of Japan during Golden Week.
Highlights:
1. Touching a sea turtle with my feet, then hand. Then, chasing it down with the intent of gripping it and having it tow me. Fail.
2. Feeding schools of fish, which then attacked me and bit my body.
3. Kicking and punching said schools of fish.
4. Seeing my first sea snake, having a panic attack underwater and having my flatmate tell me to pull myself together (all done underwater)
5. Swimming with phosphorescents, who lit the night time water up so brightly, it was like day.
6. Playing with hermit crabs
Facebook has some pics, maybe I`ll post some too. Wanna show some pics of my apartment as well which has a beautiful large patio.
Life update: was really really homesick for ages, but am coming back into normality. I am adjusting to teaching my very own classes of kids and still crack up at them everyday. Especially when you see and hear a three year old Japanese kid say "Hello Darlene" in really clear (NZ accented) English that you`ve taught them...hahahahaaa!!! Weird.
It`s Summer here, and it`s bloody hot and will get hotter, muggier and rainier...right now it`s lush, and I`m still sporting a golden brown tan from my trip to Okinawa in May. I swam with the fishes...and the turtles, sea snakes, star fish, sea slugs and the holidaying population of Japan during Golden Week.
Highlights:
1. Touching a sea turtle with my feet, then hand. Then, chasing it down with the intent of gripping it and having it tow me. Fail.
2. Feeding schools of fish, which then attacked me and bit my body.
3. Kicking and punching said schools of fish.
4. Seeing my first sea snake, having a panic attack underwater and having my flatmate tell me to pull myself together (all done underwater)
5. Swimming with phosphorescents, who lit the night time water up so brightly, it was like day.
6. Playing with hermit crabs
Facebook has some pics, maybe I`ll post some too. Wanna show some pics of my apartment as well which has a beautiful large patio.
Just a coke, desu. Took this pic at Coco`s, a family restaurant similar to Denny`s with crappy western food that I sometimes just have to have!
It says "abunai" and means "dangerous". The Japanese signage is like nothing else. It`s so descriptive. I ain`t going in that water after seeing that pic!!!!!! The waves have teeth, let alone whatevers below!!
Nelson, my friend who I work with on Tuesday.
Jeremy on the subway with a random kid getting in on the picture.
Mecha fashionable couple, both wearing stripes. Stalker shot.
And now my piece de resistance...an actual smoking campaign for Winston cigarettes. Can you believe it??
Japan is a bit behind the times, at times.
