The snail says woof…
or at least today it did. Ok, so I’m teaching this rhyme to one of my kindergarden classes, and they have to memorize it perfectly for my school’s upcoming speech contest. Iy goes:
The hen has a chick
What does it say?
Cheep cheep cheep
All the day
The cat has a kitten
What does it say?
Moew meow meow
All the day
The dog as a puppy
What does it say?
Woof woof woof
All the day.
The snail has a baby
What does it say?
It doesn’t sat anything
All the day.
Right, so today it was time for them to stand up individually and start reciting it themselves. They seemed quite proficient at it as a group, so I figured they could do likewise alone. It was silly assumption on my part. They remembered the words all right, only their order was a bit off, creating scientific miracles such as: “The Hen has a puppy,” “The dog has a baby,” and “The snail has a kitten”. As the snails barked and the hens said meow, I could not keep a straight face. Ok that is an understatement, it took all the energy I had to keep from rolling on the floor. You know as tired as I get at the end of the day, I really am glad I work with children. Life in Japan is so strict and serious sometimes, but they keep me laughing.
~me~ at 5:35 AM
Well on the night of the 4th…
I went out to Yokosuka city, near a big US Navy base. I hit it off “quite well” with an attractive navy boy from Texas. If you know me then this is surprising being as I am notoriously anti-American militarism, anti-navy boys, and anti-Texas. I should clarify. So I am a peace activist, I think Navy boys are trouble because they are sailors (not to mention annoying because they’re republicans), and Texas, well. I just think that if Texas were to succeed from the United States and George W. was be the big gun there instead, the world may be better off for it.
Sunday…
I went to the hot springs in Hakone again. After visiting there I will never be able to say that the Japanese don’t know how to relax. My favorite part of the trip was the “nap room” where we went for relaxing naps between dips in the hot baths. I needed the rest.
And Today…
I put my hair in pigtails with two red ribbons on each side. I wore a red skirt and my aggressive Emily T-shirt that reads “fight like a girl” across the front. I figure that I am going for the Post-everything look. Either that, or the baby-doll-pierced-her-nose style. Oh whatever, I think I just want attention.
~me~ at 7:54 AM
