Does this make me a jerkface?
So I walked into my first class today, and the kids actually started to cheer. You see, they didn't think that they had me today, and when they saw me walk in, they were happy/excited at the prospect of having a "Louis" class. I, on the other hand, was not nearly so happy to see them.
I think one bad thing about having so much free time at this job is that it gives me too many opportunities to reflect on how much I dislike my job. Don't get me wrong, my life here in Japan is great, but my job just sucks the life right out of me. The way I see it, they are basically paying me to be an entertainment monkey for a group of no-fun kids (getting them to participate in any game that many Canadian kids would love to play, if only as a break from routine, is like pulling teeth) who don't want to learn English anyways is kind of a tough spot to be in. But the pay is nice, and I get to travel lots, so I can't complain.
Speaking of which, I went to Hiroshima over the weekend. The museum was perhaps the most sombre and depressing thing I've ever seen. If everyone visited that place, though, I think there would be a lot less conventional bombs going off in the world, and no one would ever think of using a nuke on a city again.
I'll post pictures sooner or most likely later.
1 Comments:
Head up Louis-san.
They're not that bad and they appreciate you even if their way of showing it consists of not listening to you, sleeping, not doing their homework and general disobedience.
Look on the bright side. Ignore the little pricks and enjoy the cuties.
Peace out.
J
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