Archive for March, 2015
March 3, 2005 – Empty classrooms
Posted by Barniferous in Teaching English on March 3, 2015
I am not sure why, but almost nobody came for English lessons today. There were 6 teachers scheduled, but all of the lessons could have been covered by 3 people.
Unlike some other English schools, NOVA pays teachers for the amount of lessons they are available to teach, whether the lesson has students or not. For this reason, teachers are expected to find something productive to do around the branch if they have an empty lesson.
Full time teachers are scheduled for 8 lessons in a shift. I would have had a record tying 4 empty lessons if I hadn’t convinced the staff to get one of the students to stay for another lesson. At least I didn’t have to go hand out tissues at the nearby train station like I did before!
March 2, 2005 – Lazy
Posted by Barniferous in Life in Japan on March 2, 2015
LAAAAAZY.
(2015 Update) Living in Japan for 3 years was the biggest adventure of my life. However, since I was working and not just sightseeing for 3 years, there were some days where I just didn’t do much of anything. Having a day off doing laundry and playing video games while living on the other side of the planet is still pretty damn cool.
March 1, 2005 – Happy Birthday to The Penpal
Posted by Barniferous in The Penpal on March 1, 2015
Today was The Penpal’s birthday. We spent the evening together when she was done work. For her present I wrote her a bunch of birthday haikus in English and simple Japanese.
Yes, it’s a bit of a cheesy present, but she seemed to like it so all is well.
Drinking in Japan 
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