Time is flying.

So I just had my birthday last Friday. It was uneventful for the most part, but I still had a good time with some good friends. There was a tropical storm roaming around Osaka so we received 4 days straight of rain. It would come in spurts too. You could be walking around with no rain, and all of a sudden a torrential downpour. Luckily for me, I happen to love rain so it was good.

This week at my school is the last week of normal classes until the end of the semester exam. Most students are tired of studying but they have to really study more because of the tests next week. For my English Conversation class, the students are being paired up and asked to make a short dialog using some topics we have covered this semester. These include asking for a date, asking for a favor and talking about summer vacation. It's not that difficult, but if the students really try to learn and act out the dialog well, it will be difficult. I hoping for great results. Tuesdays are really busy for me here at my school. Six classes in a row is straining. I've only got 30-40 minutes to eat something and prepare for the next class. Wednesday and Thursday are really simple though because there are only 4 classes. Two classes each day. So the week starts fast and ends slow, which is probably the best way.

This past weekend I was watching a wonderful documentary called Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero. It is a powerful, sad and uplifting documentary. It chronicles the planning and the building of ground zero. They introduce you to people involved and how it effected them. Some parts will make you cry and some parts will make you realize what an amazing country America is. It makes me proud to be from America. It makes me proud that best city in the world is just going to get even better, New York City. I hope you guys try to watch it. It's on Discovery Channel in the USA. You can also search for in on YouTube.

Ok, I've got to go now. Tonight and every Tuesday night I play futsal with my futsal team. It's so much fun and I really love playing soccer and futsal. It's such an amazing sport. Have a wonderful day all.

peace,

vince

After a year.

Hey everybody!  I can't believe it has been about one year since I last posted on my blog.  I just thought about it today and decided to give it a try again. 

Well, I've officially started fifth and most likely final year of JET.  It's hard to believe that I started this blog 4 years ago before I left to Japan.  Nowadays I'm basically posting on Facebook.  It's a lot more convenient and easy. 

I've recently come back from a long 29 day European tour.  Needless to say, it was absolutely amazing.  The cities I visited included Rome, Florence, Pisa, Sienna, London, Manchester, York, Liverpool and multiple towns in Wales.  I experienced so many highs and a few lows.  I made a lot of new friends too.  This trip has made me think about finally ending my tenure in Japan.  My contract is over on July 31st 2012.

Tomorrow a typhoon is supposed to arrive here in Japan.  It so happens to be my birthday as well.  Should be a very windy and rainy birthday.  I don't mind because I really like rain and they might cancel school.  I'll be back with a better reflection of my trip to Europe.  Pictures will also be posted here soon.  It just takes a lot of time so please bare with me.  I hope you are still reading after all this time.  Take care.

peace,

vince