The weeks seem to fly by so fast. One minute your teaching classes, the next your experiencing more of this fascinating country. And all the while things become more familiar, the language gets a tiny bit easier and everything feels a little more like home. Part of that comfort comes from the great friends we’ve made among other foreigners, mostly other ALT’s. Then of course all the lovely Japanese people we’ve met. Sometimes they are the English teachers who are eager to share their passion with you, or the supervisor who goes out of her way to help you get over a cold, or a fellow teacher who wants to practice their English, or the wife or girlfriend of a foreigner or someone who shares your own passion for a martial art or God. It is truly humbling to be among so many great and caring people.

Word for the day:
Ramen: this Chinese dish consists of noodles and other ingredients in a broth. Very filling and tasty.