This morning I had my first meeting with one of my four schools. This one is not very far away and I think I can get by with riding a bike (I have to get one) or even walking to school. I still have not received my schedule, but the school thinks that I will be there every Tuesday.
Everyone was very nice and I think I did pretty well, considering my lack of Japanese. At least I was able to introduce myself and tell them that my Grandpa is Japanese ("Ojisan wa Nihongo desu".... there is a better way to say that though. Instead of Nihongo, I should use Nihon--- I forgot what Ryo-san told me -.-;;).
All the teachers have limited, if any, English skills so communication will be difficult at first. I will need to study my Japanese extra hard so I can speak with them. I think my attempts at Japanese today were appreciated. Ryo-san said that I did very well, but it is always hard to tell.
I was shown my desk (Yay ^^) and told where I can place my outdoor and indoor shoes. Overall, I think things went well. I was given a small tour of the school. There are about 360 students at that school, and the third and fourth years are in a different building. The school was affected by the Tsunami and so the first floor is being repaired at this time.
Oh, I forgot to mention: yesterday while I was walking to the store to buy food, two boys passed me on their bikes. As they passed, one said "hello" and when I responded, the both became excited and started waving at me while saying "hello." It was a very positive experience ^^ I still feel a little apprehensive, but overall I cannot wait to start teaching =D
oh, you should say, "watashi no ojii-san wa nikkei jin desu." That means "My grandpa is Japanese- American." "Ojisan wa nihongo desu" means "Uncle is a Japanese language." I know they understood what you wanted to say.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will enjoy teaching English. I hope I will, too. lol