Tuesday, April 12, 2005

first class sleeper

Our on the job training began today and to kick us off with a flying start, we taught the first half of a 40 minute class. I was a little surprised that we would be doing so much on our very first day. We'd had a few hours of training before it though... So there are several hundred things we are all trying to jam into our heads before this first class, quite daunting really.
No, I cannot have my cuffs unbuttoned, despite the fact that the building's heating is set to over 30 degrees.
I'm trying to get used to wearing a suit to work, find my way around town, find out what tastes like good eating, absorb the techniques of teaching, learn some Japanese language myself, work out how I am going to get internet access, iron my shirt on a micro-ironing-board only 10cm off the floor...

Then it's on! The bell rings and in we all go to our booths, 2 students waiting in mine. We do brief introductions then one of my students appears to be falling asleep! Shit! No! I wanted to wake him and say
Hey, not now, I'm being observed by my superiors.
Here have a Red Bull!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where did you find red bull in hiroshima?

Vernon said...

I haven't found any Red Bull in Hiroshima. In fact, I haven't seen any alcohol vending machines either. Only a small disappointment.