Training Days.....

Hello again to all. Sorry It's been a few days, but there's been a lot of stuff to do! I haven't felt this busy in years. Today was the second day of training. The first day consisted of mostly administrative stuff like tax forms, health insurance etc., pretty boring overall, and a long day to boot, roughly from 10am to 7pm not including commute time which totaled just over 3 hours for the day. On the way to work, myself and the other two trainees living in my guesthouse decided it would be a good idea to take the express train, and there ended up being some kind of accident on the express line. We were stuck on this train like sardines for nearly an hour, as the train crept along at about 5mph. Luckily we had built in enough of a buffer that we still made it to the first day of training on time. We did have to skip breakfast but substituted a can of HOT coffee from the vending machine. That's right. They have vending machines with hot beverages in a can. And they're everywhere. I think we have at least 3 of them within a stones throw of the front door of the guest house.

Anyway, day 2 was much more training oriented. We spent the morning going over teaching techniques, and in the evening, I went to a school just outside Tokyo to observe an experienced teacher doing free time lessons, which is a basic conversation lesson with 1-4 students.
I have to stop writing and go to bed now, as tommorrow's going to be another early day and I've been accumulating a sleep deficit over the past few days. More tommorrow aroung this time. pictures still on the way...