Labor Day!

Tuesday of last week was Labor Day so I had the day off. On Monday night I went out to eat with the teachers from the elementary school. I've been to several similar events with the junior high school teachers, but this was my first time with the elementary school. I'm not sure what the occasion was though. Maybe it was to celebrate the end of all the board of education observations they've had over the past couple of weeks. We ate at a restaurant...

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Kyoto Koyo

Last weekend I went to Kyoto for the second time. I wanted to see Kyoto in the fall to view the Koyo (the Japanese word for fall leaves).I headed there on Friday night with my friend Aneeka. We dropped our stuff off at the hotel and then went back to the station to get dinner. I had ramen and gyoza. :) When we got back to the hotel we explored the fire escape stairway and saw Kyoto Tower. While looking for a place to have dinner we saw a lot of...

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Cute kitties! Let's drink tea! Happy Halloween!!!! I'm sick... :( It's Culture Day! Let's pick sweet potatoes!

On my way to Toi Kindergarten, a cat walked out in front of me on the sidewalk. I was excited to see a cute cat. As I passed by, there was another cat and two little kittens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sooooooooooo cute! Last Sunday (Halloween) I went to Shuzenji temple to go to a tea ceremony thing. It was a lot of fun! There is a lot of stuff to remember in the Japanese tea ceremony. You have to hold the cup a certain way and you have to turn the pretty design...

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