Today was a day at the middle school. But I was in for a little surprise when I got to school this morning. I had forgotten to check and the teachers forgot to tell me but the students had tests today...all day. So that meant I had NO classes to teach today! Nice! It's a nice surprise to hear that because then I don't have to worry about preparing for classes or doing anything for the day...but then that meant I had nothing to do for the day...haha!
I was bored today, trying to find things to do and trying to prevent myself from falling asleep. So I occupied my time by working on the application for being a TOA for this summer's Tokyo Orientation. After a little bit of that, I started studying some kanji again which I haven't studied for awhile. I need to get back on that because I really do want to become more literate and be able to read and write a decent amount of kanji. I also made copies of music from books that the music teacher had lent me. She gave me many Chopin and Beethoven books from which I could choose songs to copy. That actually took quite awhile because the books aren't quite the same size as standard copying paper and the like...so I had to line up each individual page I wanted to copy and match it up...one at a time. So copying all the music I wanted actually took nearly an hour! I also occupied some time by preparing for my Eikaiwa class that I have tonight.
So all in all, I didn't really feel like I had to be at work today! I wish that on days like this, the CO or the school would just let me do what I want. They never officially mention it, but I know that they probably wouldn't want me to leave the school or just be able to take the day off without a good reason. That's the one thing about Japanese culture and the work environment in Japan that I can't understand and that bothers me. If there is no reason for a person to be at work or if they could be utilizing their time better elsewhere, then they should be doing just that. To sit at work and do nothing but stare at the same pieces of paper or the same texts for hours just for the sake of being there is a waste to me.
Anyway, not much happened today and it's not a big deal because the weather outside isn't great either. It's been rainy and cold the past couple of days so it's not that bad to be stuck inside! I can't wait for the weather to turn nice and for it to be spring time! This will be my first spring in Japan so I'm excited to see all the cherry blossoms!
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