Week 52: October 24 – 25, 2022
Day 357: October 24, 2022
Monday – Rumoi and Asahikawa
It’s a rainy cold morning here in Rumoi. Today, I’m back at Rumoi High School. After the morning announcements, Hidaka-sensei and Kyoto-sensei gave me an omiyage from their recent trips. I’m thankful that they remembered me. Ito-sensei also informed me that it’s going to be a shortened schedule this week. This means classes end 5 minutes earlier.
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| Rumoi High School 10.24.22 |
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| Thank you Hidaka-sensei for the omiyage |
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| Thank you Kyoto-sensei for the omiyage |
As for my workload, I didn’t have any collaboration work today so I spent most of my morning studying Japanese using the VLJ course.
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| Asahikawa Driver’s License Examination Center |
After lunch, Matsuda-sensei and I drove to the Asahikawa Driver’s License Examination Center in Asahikawa City to submit my requirements for my Japanese driver’s license.
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| After submitting my requirements I was interviewed to double-check the information in my files |
Surprisingly, the simple procedure took more than an hour to complete. I just submitted my files and then waited for almost an hour to be interviewed about basic stuff like if we get the driver’s license on the day of application in the Philippines and the like.
From there, Matsuda-sensei and I drove to Asahikawa Roadside Station to eat ramen as our late lunch. We both ordered ramen like before.
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| Rokkatei Kagasaoka Store |
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| Inside Rokkatei Kagasaoka Store |
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| The products were all delicious and I had a hard time choosing which to buy |
After lunch, we made a brief stopover at the Rokkatei Kagasaoka Store to buy our families something.
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| Matsuda-sensei gave these to me when we got to Rumoi |
We got back home a little past 6 PM. Overall, today was a fruitful day. I finally got to submit my documents and all that’s left is waiting for them to call about the paper exam and the driving exam schedules.
Day 358: October 25, 2022
Tuesday – Rumoi
We woke up to a big surprise. It’s -2 degrees outside. The cars parked outside were partially covered with snow. This, of course, doesn’t affect my work unlike in the Philippines where when it rains hard classes are suspended.
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| Collab work with Matsuda-sensei |
6th period – Narrow Boats in Britain @ 3-46 of Matsuda-sensei
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| I trained Mugi after classes. She has improved a lot after our last practice |
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| Time to go home. Bye for now Rumoi High School, see you on Thursday! |
In the afternoon, I trained Mugi for her speech contest. The English teachers came to give their feedback and also to show support for Mugi who would be competing in the Prefectural Speech Contest after winning 3rd place in Asahikawa several weeks back.
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| Asuka |
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| I had fun with the Rumoi English Conversation Club |
After classes, I attended the Rumoi English Conversation Club at Asuka. Our topic for today was "Free Talk" so we discussed the different interests of the members who were present.
Day 359: October 26, 2022
Wednesday – Teshio
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| Teshio High School 10.26.22 |
Here’s my workload today:
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| Collab work with Ueki-sensei |
4th period – Speaking and writing using Brain Box @ 2A of Ueki-sensei
5th period – Speaking and writing using Brain Box @ 3A and 3B of Ueki-sensei
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| Sunset along the Ororon Line |
After classes, I walked to the Teshio bus stop near the Teshio History Museum to wait for the bus back to Rumoi. On my way home, I had the pleasure of watching the sunset while on the Ororon Line. It was a sight to behold.
Day 360: October 27, 2022
Thursday – Lab test #1 at Rumoi Municipal Hospital
It’s a clear but cold morning. Today is my scheduled lab test at Rumoi Municipal Hospital. I need to have some things retested as the result of the Medical Exam showed some “abnormalities”. Well, not only for me but also for numerous other teachers.
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| Rumoi High School 10.27.22 |
Since my checkup is still at 1:30 PM, it means that I can report for work in Rumoi High School in the morning and can still take one or two collab works. Speaking of collab works I had one with Motoyama-sensei.
Here’s my workload for today:
1st period – Gerunds @ 1-1 of Motoyama-sensei
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| Rumoi Municipal Hospital |
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| It was almost nighttime when my lab tests and check-up were done |
After the first period, I walked to Rumoi Municipal Hospital for my scheduled check-up. The findings? Nothing serious but I need to change my lifestyle a bit.
Day 361: October 28, 2022
Friday – Tomamae
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| Tomamae Commercial High School 10.28.22 |
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| Halloween is in the air here at Tomamae Commercial High School |
Here’s my workload for today:
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| Mike shared about Halloween in the 3rd period. |
2nd period – Japanimation @ Elective of Hasegawa-sensei
3rd period – Mike’s Halloween Lesson @ 2nd year of Hasegawa-sensei
Before going home, Hasegawa-sensei invited me and the two other ALTs on a road trip to Wakkanai City. We all agreed to go on a day trip this Sunday. Thankfully, my family and I didn’t have any plans yet for the day so I was available to go with them.
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