On July 21st summer vacation finally came to the school where I work. However, summer vacation for teachers in Japan really doesn’t mean anything except that there are no classes. It’s still business as usual, except a lot more boring without real work to do. I’ll never really understand why teachers have to come to school during summer ‘break’ and why students still have club activities. Do students ever actually have a vacation? Do teachers ever have a vacation? I guess this explains the overall lack of getting involved in activates of personal interest and the underwhelming response to “What’s your hobby?” being “Sleeping.” There is no personal time outside of club and work commitments for anyone to actually explore something they are interested in for personal reasons.
However, part of me enjoys summer vacation. Taking two hour lunches and coming in at 9:30 or 10:00 instead of 8:00. The four hours at work where I’m attempting to be busy is a lot easier than the normal eight.
On July 27th, I officially signed my contract to say at my current position for another year. It is also the date that I officially came to Hino two years ago.
My computer is broken so I’m waiting until my next post to upload some of my summer adventures so I can include photos.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
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