this week at school was pretty good. i taught a lesson with new responses to the question "how are you?" to 1st graders 6th grade in the states). i made cute flash cards with a little cartoon guy. they learned i'm good/o.k./terrific/sick/sleepy/hot/cold/tired/hungry/thirsty. i first went through the cards and had the kids repeat and translate into japanese so they knew what the words meant. then we played a game with the flash cards lined up on the board and the kids divided into two teams on each end of the line of flash cards. when it was their turn, each kid had to read the cards out loud working their way down from their side, when the players from met in the middle (or wherever they happened to make it to) they rock-paper-scissor and winner continues, losers teams sends out another player to challenge the remaing player as they are still working their way down the kind. once a student reached the final card on their opposite side a point was scored and a new round began. the kids got so into it. they were yelling and routing each other on. we played about 10 rounds in each game and the kids seemed to really like it. i had fun. and my japanese english teacher said that i was popular with the kids. (yay! i so wanted to be popular!) i was so happy when she told me that. next week i teach the 3rd graders (like 8th graders).
friday night i went out for dinner with some friends from training to celebrate a girls birthday. we went to this italian place on an outdoor patio on the 13th floor of nagoya station. there were great view and good company. the plan was to go out after for drinks and karaoke but we ended up just calling it a night about 11:30 and catching one of the last trains back. my friend meaghan from canada stayed over. saturday morning we walked down the street for dennys breakfast. we actually ate a club sandwich thing (they don't have the same items that you would expect in an american dennys) and it was pretty good. after, we headed to town and shopped. meaghan lives about 30 min commute outside of nagoya so she likes to shop whenever she's in town. we bought weekend eco train passes so we took 3 subway rides to different stores. we went to my favorite LOFT, uniclo, an outdoor store, a bookshop, a department store called tokyu hands, a few random shoe stores (of course). i found some super discounted birkenstocks for about 50 dollars so i picked up a pair of those. i hope i like them as they break in. i have thought about getting them before but just haven't. i think they may be perfect for this summers travels.
the most exciting part of the day (after having a mr. donut snack in the afternoon, yum) was returning to an import grocery store. i had been once before the 2nd day i was in nagoya and briefly had a look around, i knew there was imported stuff but today i realized how special this place is! it makes me feel like home a bit. i splurged on some items including real cheddar cheese, black beans in a can, a small bag of tortilla chips (i'm making nachos for dinner in a bit), philly cream cheese, 2 bagels, half of a rustic bread loaf, and salad dressing called california creamy (hoping it was ranch-like, and it was) all for about 2300 yen (23 dollars). yes it pricey but i felt i really needed all of these items in my life right now.
fixin's for nachos =D
omg, i need mexican food way more than i get it.
philly and carbsss! bagles are good, so good.
its no hidden valley but...
yummm, that california creamy isn't too bad...
2 comments:
Loved your teaching story, Noelle. It sounds like the kids really got into the game so that's good. Keep being creative and the lessons will work. Glad you had a good time shopping and finding the food items you've been wanting. Wait till you see what I sent you via Charles! You will like it. I miss you and hope to talk to you soon. Love, Mombo
this is the cutest blog ever!! i would totally buy everything at that store, that stuff even looks yummy to me and i can get it everday! those beans look like safeway beans, hahaha....how was the ranch dressing??
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