The other class I had was a third-year. I was able to lead a warm-up game that actually worked. Written on the board was a word for each team. One by one team members would come to the board to write a new word that started with the last letter of the word preceding. Kids liked it, and that's really the most important aspect of these games right now. I need to figure out what is both at their level and engaging. Found one, now I only need a dozen more.
The rest of my day was consumed with speech competition kids (who are just awesome), rain, trying to figure out the activity for tomorrow's 2nd years, and saying goodbye to a friend from home.
Matt, who is currently at his orientation for Fulbright, visited me over the past two days. It was really fun, especially the time when he, I, and Can talked over Skype. It felt like a mini-reunion from senior year. Yesterday evening, Matt, Leslie, and I went out to eat at a nearby restaurant. It was delicious. Edamame, squid, rice, miso soup, chicken, tenpura, eggs, pork cooked to perfection, sake, and Sapporo (support your local brewery!) beer.
That was feast one this week. On Sunday I am going to Nagano with my cooking class to this restaurant
to eat this meal
I am looking forward to it. We will also be going to a museum and a famous shopping district.
To end I must fulfill the title of this post. Japan is odd. Anyone have ideas as to what these are, or why these are?
4 comments:
That looks like a really nice restaurant. How far away is Nagano?
As for the oddities, the yellow things are Japanese lemons. You can tell by the way they attract water. I'm not sure about the second item, but the third clearly depicts a half-human, half-snowman, probably native to Mt. Fuji.
Nagano is maybe one or two hours north of here.
Are they really lemons? That's what somebody said, but I thought they were joking.
I know the second item is gum, but still. . . Why?
The 3rd ones makes me laugh.
I guess I better start leaving comments instead of just reading! So... how old are these students? What are the equivalent grades in the US system? And how are the food prices -- what does one of these restaurant meals cost?? Love the pictures!
Hey Cindy,
Thanks for commenting! The students are in middle school which runs from 7-9th grade. I may call them first, second, third graders sometimes since that is how the refer to them. I guess that makes them 13-15 years old.
Food is Japan is expensive. Or rather it is not cheaper than in the US. The portions are also smaller (that is, they are sized more normally). That meal in the picture, at the fancy restaurant, is over 30 dollars. Not a normal eating out experience (usually that runs closer to 10-15 dollars), but it is a fancy place and a field trip with my cooking class.
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