Just the Way it goes...

What can I say, I've had a dramatic week... at work! As noted, japanese companies have insane late rules... well last saturday it was the last day before a 3 day break... I was tired.... I needed a day to myself just to re-coup... however, I should have been concentrating on the time to leave, because what I thought was the weekday train schedule was actually a weekend.... hahaha so I just missed the train.... and the next one I could be late... so stupidly I call the head office to tell them... perhaps I could have gotten away with it, but the students have been so early that whole week monopolizing the english teacher parents left students in my class that weren't supposed to be there, dropping kids off 20 mins early and 20 mins late.... stupid hanami time (cherry blossom picnics) - thus I lose bonus money... I was thinking... ahhh wells, i guess I deserve this...

And then when i came back from Fukui to visit Shan (see below) I was to sub at a school I've never been to before... it turns out I got the old map!!!.... BOO BOO... I was SO late... and could have lost another 2 points... in our contracts we have 4 points, least to say when you get that far down you basically get fired..... God had it taken care of.... my supervisors defended me from the start and it really helped... and later i found out that having the old map wasn't my fault... so that cleared my conscience.... oyee oyeeeee..... I guess I could have been in worse shape.... considering I just set off a self destructive bomb off... anyways...

It was a nice place to be teaching these past two weeks - I taught the same school for two weeks as in Japan the new school year starts in the begining of April, it just so happens that we were introducing new curriculum this year too....


I had an awesome time hanging out in Fukui, just before that Raph fullfilled his promise of visiting us at some point... it was cool having him around :D The week before that I got to go to Nagoya Castle for a walk around...





In Fukui Shan introduced awesome food, and I also had the chance to head up to Kanazawa for a day... unfortunately I didn't get to see the Ninji Temple up there.. it sounded really cools cause it looked like a building about two stories high, but when you get inside its like a maze of 5 floors. This was a tactic used to confuse enemies if they ever made it all the way into the building...
But I did get to see the following....

JR Station:
Big Park:

Didn't get to go inside, but wanted to: Modern Conservatory of Art


Samurai District:

While in Fukui there was stuff happening... and according to Shan, typically nothing happens in Fukui.... We also went to see a huge buddhist temple in the mountains....










I've forgotten what its like to have plans and be a busy person... but I certainly will be for the next two months...

Golden week - a week where almost every japanese person is off.... is going to be insane (lots of people)... I'm going to Hiroshima that week! yeah!!
Then when I get back I'm going to Okinawa with Shan.... sure my cost is a little pricey but we're going with someone that can drive and has gone many times... that so beats going on my own...
And then... at the end of June, I just found out my most of my family is coming to visit!! (yeah!!!!) which means another week off for me.... now the question remains.... am I even making money anymore? hahaha ahhh wells...

I do need rest though.. and time, alone... and with God.... thats what I'm seriously lacking lately.. I feel fatigued because of making myself busy somehow.... even though I'm out and doing things... I think its that I really miss serving God... I've been more nostalgic than usual...*huggles I miss everyone...* its bad but I'm thinking of skipping church tomorrow just to spend time here with the God and the bible...... is that wierd?