Rain...and work?!

Today is Sunday....and I had to go in to work!! Ahhhh! Yeah, Japan is weird and ridiculous like that. However, I get next week Thursday off in exchange which is good news. But I don't understand why they don't connect it with other days off to give me a 3 day weekend or something...it's a random Thursday off with a day of work on Friday again, separating the days off....doesn't make too much sense to me and is frustrating! But at least I have a day off in exchange so that is good. The reason we had school today was because the 3rd graders have their annual school trip in which they will go to Kyoto and Nara. These are historical sites and cities in Japan. They are very popular destinations because they exhibit the traditional and old Japan that you may think of when you think of Japan. They are very natural and beautiful (or so I hear!) and they have many historical shrines, parks, and nature which are educational and important to the Japanese.


Today, I only had 2 classes which is not bad at all! I had one 2nd grade class and one 1st grade class. So overall, not a bad day. The only downer is that it has been raining since yesterday...a lot! The weather is forecasted to not be so good in the next few days. There is a typhoon headed straight toward Japan's main island and will hit here tomorrow. It started raining a lot yesterday and has been raining through today (as it continues to do so). Then the typhoon will come in tomorrow, and last until around Tuesday. Hopefully this doesn't mark the start of the infamous "Rainy Season" but it very well could be! Rainy season is an unpredictable and not fun time in Japan! It is what it sounds like...where it will and can rain anytime, anywhere. People carry umbrellas with them at all times as no one will ever be sure when the sky will unleash and let rain pour.

As well, I noticed that there was a wet spot in my ceiling. It seems that there may be some leak in the roof somewhere over my computer room. It isn't dripping water anywhere yet but it could be soon since it's not expected to stop raining anytime soon. I called my supervisors and landlord and they will come take a look at it tomorrow. Hopefully it will hold up until then!

Hopefully I'll be staying dry until my next post!