Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Shaking, but not quaking

I get asked about earthquakes sometimes-nothing so far that I've felt. But it was so COLD this morning that I was shaking from that. Another teacher at school said that today was more like winter weather, and that she heard that at Nikko in the mountains not too far away it was snowing this morning.
I've already mentioned this before, but I keep waiting for culture shock to suddenly hit me, and so far it hasn't really. It's kind of strange to me how UNstrange it seems to me to be here. The situation continues to seem exciting and interesting, but I'm still surprised that I don't feel more out of place than I do.
I didn't have regular class meetings with all the student groups the first couple days of school due to special activities, so as of today I have met with all the levels. All of the students are great; this is a special place!