Week 47: September 19-23, 2022
Day 322: September 19, 2022
Monday - Respect for the Aged Day / 9.17-19 Family Road Trip D3
Today is Respect of the Aged Day (敬老の日) here in Japan. It's a public holiday and it's also the 3rd and last day of our September 17-19 Family Road Trip.
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| The campsite sits on the banks of Abashiri Lake |
For today's itinerary, we'll first be exploring Abashiri City before driving back home and visiting the towns and cities along the way.
These are the places that we visited in Abashiri City:
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| McDonald's Abashiri (マクドナルド 網走店) |
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| This is my breakfast for today |
⭕ Mcdonald's Abashiri
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| This vending machine in the roadside station has a very cute design |
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| Looking for omiyage to bring back to our friends |
From Abashiri City, we continued to the town of Ozora (大空町). These are the places that we visited in Ozora:
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| Memambetsu Station (女満別駅) - Under restoration |
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| Memambetsu Station Park |
⭐ Memambetsu Station
Our next stop is the town of Bihoro (美幌町). These are the places that we visited in Bihoro:
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| Next stop: Bihoro (美幌町) |
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| We saw hundreds of onions in the onion fields of Bihoro |
We didn't stay long in Bihoro as my wife is really looking forward to visiting 2nd Street in Kitami City (北見市) which is our next destination. These are the places that we visited in Kitami City:
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| Kitaozan Manabuho Temple (北王山 学宝寺) |
🟇 Kitaozan Manabuho Temple
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| 2nd Street Kitami (セカンドストリート北見店) |
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| 2nd Street Kitami (セカンドストリート北見店) |
From there, we proceeded to 2nd Street Kitami (セカンドストリート北見店). We shopped there for about an hour before continuing our trip home. Before leaving Kitami, we visited the following places:
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| Karakuri Cuckoo Clock Tower (ハト時計塔「果夢林」) |
🟈 Karakuri Cuckoo Clock Tower
It was another 3-hour drive to reach Rumoi City from where we are. Everything was alright until it started to rain hard. To make matters worse, we were in an area on top of a mountain, and at times the visibility turned bad because of the thick fog and the rain.
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| Driving to Asahikawa via Route 39 |
My wife and I were both mentally and physically exhausted from that experience. Not to mention, we were also hungry. My wife requested that we try UOBEI Asahikawa Nagayama (魚べい 旭川永山店). It's a popular conveyor belt sushi in Asahikawa City. I happily obliged of course.  |
| UOBEI Asahikawa Nagayama (魚べい 旭川永山店) |
Regrettably, the inclement weather persisted as we made our way back from Asahikawa City. Fortunately, we arrived home unscathed, completing our three-day family road trip from September 17th to 19th, with a safe return by around 11 PM.
Day 323: September 20, 2022
Tuesday - Rumoi
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| Rumoi High School 9.20.2022 |
Just like that, our long weekend is over and I'm back at Rumoi High School to report for work.
Here's my workload for today:
4th period - My Favorite Brand @ 2-345 of Sato-sensei
5th period - Holidays in the Philippines @ 3-46 of Matsuda-sensei
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| Speech contest training |
After the 6th period, I trained the speech contestants for their competition the next week. I stayed in school until 6PM. It was a tiring but fulfilling day.
Day 324: September 21, 2022
Wednesday - Haboro
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| Haboro High School 9.21.2022 |
Good morning! It's my 6th visit to Haboro High School for the school year 2022 - 2023. For this trip, I'm using my 2-day Moekko Free Ticket.
Here's my workload for today:
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| Collaboration work with Okumura-sensei |
3rd period - Interview Activity @ 3rd year of Kawakami-sensei
4th period - Should and Would @ 2nd year of Okumura-sensei
5th period - What Do You Like Best @ 1st year of Watanabe-sensei
6th period - Should Have @ 2nd year English Expression of Okumura-sensei
Day 325: September 22, 2022
Thursday - Embetsu
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| Embetsu Agricultural High School 9.22.2022 |
Today, I'm heading to Embetsu Agricultural High School. It's my 16th visit for the school year 2022 - 2023. For this trip, I'm using my 2-day Moekko Free Ticket.
Here's my workload for today:
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| Collaboration work with Sasaki-sensei |
2nd period - -ing Participial @ 3rd year of Sasaki-sensei
5th period - S+V+O+O and S+V+O+C @ 2nd year A of Sasaki-sensei
6th period - S+V+O+O and S+V+O+C @ 2nd year B of Sasaki-sensei
Day 326: September 23, 2022
Friday - Autumn Equinox
It's another public holiday here in Japan today. The country is observing the Autumn Equinox Day (秋分の日).
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| Rainy day in Rumoi City |
Unfortunately, our plans for today had to be canceled due to the persistent heavy rainfall, as predicted. To make matters worse, I'm also not feeling my best.
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| It's a training day for me. 💪 |
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| I also made an itinerary for tomorrow's road trip |
However, we made the most of the day by taking the opportunity to rest and meticulously plan our upcoming two-day road trip, which is now rescheduled for tomorrow. I had to make significant adjustments to our itinerary due to the expected scattered showers. Still, I've crafted a fantastic plan that will allow us to explore two cities and four charming towns here in Hokkaido.
This work week has been quite short for me, as I only had three days of work. During these days, I visited Rumoi High School, Haboro High School, and Embetsu Agricultural High School, which was a fulfilling experience. The Autumn Equinox Day also provided a much-needed break for some well-deserved rest. Now, it's time for me to turn in early to prepare for tomorrow's adventure. See you all then!
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