Monsoon, monsoon...and more rain, like England!!!

Ah I know now that I prob wont be home sick now. Why you ask??? Well theres one simple reason, it started raining this morning, and it hasn`t stopped. Im talking torrential monsoon style downpour. I got soaked on the 20 min cycle to my japanese lesson, and then again on the way back. How I accomplished this I do not know, I was cycling with one hand and using an umbrella in the other. I dont have a coat because it wasnt part of the 20Kg limit. And back then it was summer, but as the days pass its becoming clearer and clearer that summer is gone and autumn has arrived. I.e hot in the day freezing in the morning. I have to now upgrade my bed to a duvet!

Schools going okay but I get the feeling they think Im lazy, Im now, believe it or not, in charge of the mid term exams in English. How the hell did that happen??? I have to write the papers for the goddamn exams. I taught 4 classes today, the highest so far, which is a bit knackering. But apart from that everythings okay at work.

I have now officially started Kyudo (its not Japanese Cluedo) which is Japanese archery. My teacher bitched the whole time that I set up my shot the same way an Englishman would aim a longbow, but know this is Japanese so thus ultimate control is required. Heres a picture of the bow.



So yeah, my Japanese is coming along. Im starting to get to grips with one of the alphabets and my conversation is getting better. Ive stopped saying "Atsui desu ne!" (Its hot) and now say "Cacqui" (Cool) to everything much to the annoyance of the headmaster who thinks its vulgar to say cool. Thus I take every oppurtunity to say it to him.

The journey continues.......