My current schedule reads like this:
Monday - 4 classes, open after work...hoping to insert Japanese classes here.
Tuesday - 4 classes, 30 minute private English lessons, 90 minute taiko practice
Wednesday - 4 classes, 1 hour group English lessons
Thursday - 4 classes, 2 hour basketball practice
Friday - 3 classes, 90 minute taiko practice
I'm also fitting in shooting around at a gym (usually Monday, Tuesday), lifting/running (usually Wednesday, Friday, sometimes Thursday) and have gone to my first 2 ultimate frisbee practices. I'm writing ramen reviews for the prefectural foreigner newsletter, am sort of involved in the prefectural charity group, and make it a point to hit a local bar and play darts 3 times a month. I've been clubbing a bit lately, though I'm going to be easing off that because a) it costs a lot of money, b) I basically waste the whole weekend, and c) my body hates me. That doesn't mean I'm stopping, by any means, but I'm going to be a bit pickier about it.
This is aside from lesson planning, which I actually have to do since there's VERY little involvement on the side of the Japanese teachers other than the sentiment that they want me to follow a curriculum that they've admitted is outdated (it's changing next year). Do 3rd graders really need to learn words like "stag beetle" or "bell-ringing cricket?" What the hell is a bell ringing cricket?
Either way, I'm actually not that bogged down, and it keeps my week moving. I've lost a good 10 lbs since I've been here, despite not eating as well as I planned, because I'm active and the food is healthier. Hopefully the gut will continue shrinking in time for beach season :)
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You have quite a busy schedule there my friend. I see you will be visiting soon? How long is your stay? Anyway, if i don't get to see you...have a fantastic time back in Cali. Have a safe trip. Take care dude.
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