Today was a national holiday, Labour Thanksgiving Day. I wish it was something like Thanksgiving back home, but it`s not. It`s really nothing special so far as I know. It was a day off for both Koichi and me though, which is rare and always nice.
This morning we walked 4.52 km and then I made us breakfast. I had to go do a private lesson from 10:30, but I forgot to bring any materials home last night so I had to stop by my classroom to pick up some things beforehand and ended up being a little late. The lesson was with a girl who attended the kindergarten I worked at who is 4 years old. Naturally since these moms had their kids in a kindergarten that uses only English, they still want their kids to learn it somehow now that the school has closed. My coworker and I are teaching elementary aged kids now, but hoping to move into a proper office space area next year and be able to bring in kindergarten kids for lessons as well!
After the lesson I came home and picked up Koichi and we went to Nitori, a furniture/home goods store to buy a new rug and cover for our `kotatsu` (table with a heating element underneath).
I love having a `kotatsu` in the winter time. You sit with your legs under the cover and table and it`s all warm and feels so good! There were days in my old apartment that I`d get home from school and park it under the `kotatsu` and not move until time to go to bed!
After shopping we headed to AEON, a huge shopping center to eat lunch and buy groceries. We ended up eating at a buffet which was having a Spain fair. I had 2 plates and then a small dessert plate. I used to be so bad about filling up too quickly at buffets, but I`ve made myself slow down a lot when I go now.
After lunch we went to a couple different stores to look around and then to buy groceries for dinner tonight. We`re making `gyoza` (Chinese dumplings) and I had a book with different recipes for them so we`re going to try some different fillings this time! I`m also going to freeze a few that I can cook in the mornings for Koichi`s bento. After grocery shopping we headed up to look at under shits for winter and I ended up buying one plus 3 pairs of socks and a pair of tights! Then while looking at dresses I heard my name and turned around to see one of my first students from when I arrived here. She was surprised to see me and wanted to know when I`d come back over here. She`s in college now and got a job teaching at a daycare starting next spring! It always makes me happy to see old students.
After shopping we came home and set up the rug and kotatsu and are just hanging out now. I`ve got to find a place for all the stuff that was on top of the table because we`re going to try not to put stuff on top of it anymore. I`m going to need lots of luck to keep the table clean because that is one of my worst habits, just throwing things down wherever I am. I have to work on that for sure!
Off to make some gyoza!
This morning we walked 4.52 km and then I made us breakfast. I had to go do a private lesson from 10:30, but I forgot to bring any materials home last night so I had to stop by my classroom to pick up some things beforehand and ended up being a little late. The lesson was with a girl who attended the kindergarten I worked at who is 4 years old. Naturally since these moms had their kids in a kindergarten that uses only English, they still want their kids to learn it somehow now that the school has closed. My coworker and I are teaching elementary aged kids now, but hoping to move into a proper office space area next year and be able to bring in kindergarten kids for lessons as well!
After the lesson I came home and picked up Koichi and we went to Nitori, a furniture/home goods store to buy a new rug and cover for our `kotatsu` (table with a heating element underneath).
After shopping we headed to AEON, a huge shopping center to eat lunch and buy groceries. We ended up eating at a buffet which was having a Spain fair. I had 2 plates and then a small dessert plate. I used to be so bad about filling up too quickly at buffets, but I`ve made myself slow down a lot when I go now.
After lunch we went to a couple different stores to look around and then to buy groceries for dinner tonight. We`re making `gyoza` (Chinese dumplings) and I had a book with different recipes for them so we`re going to try some different fillings this time! I`m also going to freeze a few that I can cook in the mornings for Koichi`s bento. After grocery shopping we headed up to look at under shits for winter and I ended up buying one plus 3 pairs of socks and a pair of tights! Then while looking at dresses I heard my name and turned around to see one of my first students from when I arrived here. She was surprised to see me and wanted to know when I`d come back over here. She`s in college now and got a job teaching at a daycare starting next spring! It always makes me happy to see old students.
After shopping we came home and set up the rug and kotatsu and are just hanging out now. I`ve got to find a place for all the stuff that was on top of the table because we`re going to try not to put stuff on top of it anymore. I`m going to need lots of luck to keep the table clean because that is one of my worst habits, just throwing things down wherever I am. I have to work on that for sure!
Off to make some gyoza!
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