no excuses

It has been over two months since the last blog post and I have utterly no excuses as to my absence. I will try to provide an overview of the last couple months!

Getting Settled:

May included borrowing a teammates car for a road trip to Osaka to visit the IKEA. Although overwhelming at times it was very helpful to have a “one stop shop” for many needed items! I spent the next week playing “Bob the Builder” as I assembled my new furniture! J

Rodriguez Bed and Breakfast

For most of June I felt like I was running a bed and breakfast as we had more days and nights with company then without! It was fun to host a group of people from a supporting church and have a few other people come for a short visit throughout the month! Although, it does feel good to “get back to normal!”

Volunteering

I have now become an asset to the community where I live by volunteering at an elementary school. Once a month I lead the after school activity! Every day there are a variety of programs for the students I happen to lead the “English” day. I plan a fun learning game that teaches the students some English. I have a good time and based on countless requests to play BINGO again next month I think the students are having fun too!

Language Lessons….

I have officially begun language lessons. I have private lessons with the sweetest Japanese Teacher. She is very encouraging and my brain hurts. But hey… today I read my first work in Japanese all by myself.

Miss Jenny is back…

I now work one day a week at an international preschool! I get to teach the 3-4 year old class. Oh. So. Cute. Picture little Japanese children all wearing their little uniforms and matching backpacks. (I would post pictures… but not allowed!)

Summer is flying by…

“Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.” – Coria Kent