Monday, December 20, 2010

The 1st Semester is Done 今学期が終わりました

Lots of great gifts from the students
生徒からいただいた、沢山の楽しいギフトたち
This semester ended on the 17th.
After being hired 5 days prior to the first day of school, my first year of teaching at a public school began quite hectically, trying to get my classroom and lesson plans, and everything else ready. As much as I was completely absorbed in the overwhelming amount of work, as the days passed, I started to have some room in my life and heart to purely enjoy the teaching experience itself. No matter how tired I was, I could get up every morning by thinking about how much fun my students and I would have that day. I deeply appreciate this wonderful blessing I have - to be doing my dream-job.

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Beautiful gifts and a hand-made card given by one of colleagues
同僚の先生から頂いたた、すてきなプレゼントと手作りのカード

学校の今学期が17日に無事終わりました。
8月の新学期の始まる5日前に雇われ、大急ぎで教室やレッスンプランを用意し、初めて教えさせていただいた公立小学校、無我夢中でやってきた過去5ヶ月でした。無我夢中ではありましたが、少しずつ楽しむ余裕も生まれ、いくら大変でも、どんなに朝眠くても(7時には家を出るので)、子供たちと過ごす毎日が楽しみでやってこれました。こうして夢の職業に就かせてもらっていることに心から感謝します。

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