Japan Diaries 4: Week 49

Japan Diaries 4: Week 49

Week 49: October 3-7, 2022

Day 336: October 3, 2022

Monday – Quarantine Day 3

It’s the 3rd day of our 7-day quarantine. Like in the first two days, we spent it doing individual tasks to lessen if not avoid interactions and physical contact.

Breakfast for today
Here's my breakfast for today. Yum!


I spent the morning utilizing the VLJ Course to study Japanese. Following that, I researched and made itineraries for future road trips. After that, I continued writing articles on my blog because I had so many backlogs to catch up on. My daughter, on the other hand, read books and practiced writing kanji.

Ella's 3rd day of quarantine
Ella's 3rd day of quarantine

That afternoon, my wife cut my hair which saved me more than 3000 yen worth of haircut. This will be added to our travel funds this weekend.

Spaghetti for dinner
Spaghetti for dinner

Before sleeping, we watched Detective Conan Episode 992 – Murder at the Townhouse Café. It has been a while since we last watched our favorite anime and it brought back good memories. I remember that whenever my wife and I would watch Detective Conan, we always ended up talking about how we wished to live in Japan.

Overall, Ella’s been doing well so we aren’t worried anymore. Hopefully, she gets better so we can head out this weekend as we all miss going on road trips.


Day 337: October 4, 2022

Tuesday – Quarantine Day 4

It’s the 4th day of our 7-day quarantine. I was woken by a warning message from the Fire and Disaster Management Agency Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications informing everyone that North Korea launched a ballistic missile towards Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture.

North Koreans firing missiles again towards Japan.
Way to start the day...

I checked outside to see if I can see the missile.
I checked outside to see if I could see the missile. 🤣🤣

Ella's 4th day of quarantine
Ella's 4th day of quarantine

Here's our breakfast for today
Here's my breakfast for today...

My wife and I were about to panic as we didn’t know what to do and what to expect from it. Even the Hokkaido ALT LINE group was buzzing with messages from the ALTs in different towns and cities. Thankfully, another message was sent after 20 minutes informing everyone that the threat was over and the missile passed Hokkaido landing somewhere in the Pacific Ocean.

Lunch
... and here's my lunch

After lunch, I received a message from my JTE informing me that I can already report for work if I’m feeling well. It only means that I could go to Haboro High School tomorrow and today would be the last day of quarantine for me.


Day 338: October 5, 2022

Wednesday – Haboro

Ella's 5th day of quarantine
Ella's 5th day of quarantine


Haboro High School 10.5.2022
Haboro High School 10.5.2022

With the "Go-signal" from my Rumoi High School Kyoto-sensei and the Haboro High School Kyoto-sensei, I headed to Haboro High School. It’s my 8th visit for the school year 2022-2023. For this trip, I’ll use my 2-day Skip Moekko Free Ticket.

Here’s my workload for today:

1st period – Essay Writing @ 1st year of Kawakami-sensei
6th period – Essay Writing @ 3rd year of Watanabe-sensei



Day 339: October 6, 2022

Thursday – Rumoi High School Anniversary

Ella's 6th day of quarantine
Ella's 6th day of quarantine

Today, Rumoi High School is celebrating its anniversary. Everyone was given a rest day. Luckily, I didn’t have to visit schools so I also had a day to rest.

Rumoi Shinkin Bank 10.6.2022
Rumoi Shinkin Bank

Rumoi City Hall 10.6.2022
Rumoi City Hall


Regardless, I used the day to accomplish some tasks like helping my wife open a bank account in Rumoi Shinkin and then accompanying her to Rumoi City Hall to avail of the free points given to those who register their My Number Card.

Grocery shopping at COOP
Grocery shopping at COOP

KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 1
KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 1

KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 2
KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 2

KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 3
KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 3

KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 4
KitKat Milk Tea Flavor 4

Quick stop at Lawson to pay the bills
Quick stop at Lawson to pay the bills

My wife and I also went to COOP for a quick grocery shop. There was a new KitKat flavor with multiple designs. Of course, I bought them all for my collection.

When we got back home, Matsuda-sensei called me to inform me that the Driver’s License application was already scheduled for October 24 (Monday). He also explained to me the process and the paperwork that I needed to bring with me. What made my day was when he said that he’d be accompanying me on this trip so that I would have an interpreter. I was thankful to him for that.

Now Showing: Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore
Movie for the night: Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore

Before sleeping, we binge-watched several episodes of Detective Conan, and to cap it off, we watched the film Fantastic Beasts: Secrets of Dumbledore.

Overall, today is a day well spent.


Day 340: October 7, 2022

Friday – Tomamae

TGIF! It’s the last day of the week. It’s also the last week of quarantine for Ella.

Tomamae Commercial High School 10.7.2022
Tomamae Commercial High School 10.7.2022

Today, I’m heading to Tomamae Commercial High School. It’s my 18th visit for the school year 2022. For this trip, I used my 2-day Skip Moekko Free Ticket.

Here’s my workload for today:

2nd period – My Best Friend @ 1st year of Hasegawa-sensei
3rd period – John’s Joko Shokai @3rd year of Hasegawa-sensei

Overall, this week has been a challenge for me and my family as Ella was infected with the COVID-19 virus. Thankfully, her body was strong and she was able to defeat it. As for my work, I only visited Haboro High School and Tomamae Commercial High School this week.

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