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Contrary to what the
previous pages may lead you to believe we are actually
working over here. Aimee is teaching English at Chuo Koko
(high school), occasionally being loaned out to other
High Schools in town. I am teaching for the local board
of education, so a couple of Junior High Schools, as well
as some elementary schools. I spend a lot of time at
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from Inakadate Chugakko (junior high) hanging out at the
school festival. And to the right is the Soma shogakko
(elementary school) English club. Unlike their elder
counterparts, shogaksei (primary students) don't have to
dress like sailors everyday. School is a much bigger part
of life in Japan, and it regulates what you do on and off
campus. No earrings, make-up, ect even after school. |
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These are some of the
girls from Aimee's English club. We hold it at our house
and practice conversational English. All three of these
girls are moving on to university and it was sad to see
them leave. It is amazing how attached you become to
students. |
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| Here we
are learning the ever important song, Jingle Bells (no
'Christmas Story' jokes please!). Aimee and I helped out
a friend in a neighboring town who had to have an English
Christmas party for over a hundred kids. Teaching is
absolutely exhausting, but to see the progress, and to
know that you are proof to these kids that there is life
outside of Japan makes it all worth it. |
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