Karaoke and Hour Showers
Written 08-21-06
I would be posting more, but things are still crazy, and plus I don't readily have access to the internet. The past few days have been challenging, but they have also been full of blessings. So for the past few days, I have been staying in the church. And this church is not like any church in the States. There is a small kitchen, a small bedroom (where the pastor sleeps sometimes since he lives about an hour away), a small bathroom, and the sanctuary. And the sanctuary is also the church office, fellowship hall, and my bedroom. I am sleeping on a couch right next to the altar. It's a little strange, but I am thankful for the place to stay. I have continued to shadow the other teacher Karyn in a few classes that I will be taking over for her. After sitting through some of her classes, I began to feel really overwhelmed. It has been very stressful for me to be in a new country, to not have a home, and to start a new job. But after a day or two, I began to feel a little more at ease. So I am ready to start teaching. And I start today! In about an hour, I leave to teach my first solo class. It will be a group of toddlers, probably 1-2 years old. I think it's kinda funny b/c most of them can't even speak Japanese, but I guess that takes some stress of my shoulders. I am just going to play with them, and sing some songs (like the ABC song, or a variety of others on a CD I have). So exciting. And then later today, I will be co-teaching about 2 or 3 other classes with Karyn.
Saturday night, I went to go sing karaoke with Karyn and her friend Kaori. It was nice. And it was expensive. We sang for about 3 hours and spent almost $100. But it was fun. I think they were both surprised that I actually sang a lot (or tried to sing anyways). They just expected me to tag along for a beer and an occasional song, but they were quite impressed at my rendition of "You Spin Me Round" by Dead or Alive, and "Song 2" by Blur. Guess I showed them. Yarhar.
Well the bad thing about staying in the church is that there is no shower. I have to walk to the train station (7min), wait for the train, ride the train 2 stops (10min), and walk to one of the Agape Schools (5min) just to take a shower. Talk about inconvenient, and by the time I get back to the church, I am already sweating profusely. But thank goodness I only have to endure that for a little while longer.
I would be posting more, but things are still crazy, and plus I don't readily have access to the internet. The past few days have been challenging, but they have also been full of blessings. So for the past few days, I have been staying in the church. And this church is not like any church in the States. There is a small kitchen, a small bedroom (where the pastor sleeps sometimes since he lives about an hour away), a small bathroom, and the sanctuary. And the sanctuary is also the church office, fellowship hall, and my bedroom. I am sleeping on a couch right next to the altar. It's a little strange, but I am thankful for the place to stay. I have continued to shadow the other teacher Karyn in a few classes that I will be taking over for her. After sitting through some of her classes, I began to feel really overwhelmed. It has been very stressful for me to be in a new country, to not have a home, and to start a new job. But after a day or two, I began to feel a little more at ease. So I am ready to start teaching. And I start today! In about an hour, I leave to teach my first solo class. It will be a group of toddlers, probably 1-2 years old. I think it's kinda funny b/c most of them can't even speak Japanese, but I guess that takes some stress of my shoulders. I am just going to play with them, and sing some songs (like the ABC song, or a variety of others on a CD I have). So exciting. And then later today, I will be co-teaching about 2 or 3 other classes with Karyn.
Saturday night, I went to go sing karaoke with Karyn and her friend Kaori. It was nice. And it was expensive. We sang for about 3 hours and spent almost $100. But it was fun. I think they were both surprised that I actually sang a lot (or tried to sing anyways). They just expected me to tag along for a beer and an occasional song, but they were quite impressed at my rendition of "You Spin Me Round" by Dead or Alive, and "Song 2" by Blur. Guess I showed them. Yarhar.
Well the bad thing about staying in the church is that there is no shower. I have to walk to the train station (7min), wait for the train, ride the train 2 stops (10min), and walk to one of the Agape Schools (5min) just to take a shower. Talk about inconvenient, and by the time I get back to the church, I am already sweating profusely. But thank goodness I only have to endure that for a little while longer.
posted by Wayne McLemore at 7:55 PM
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