Though I teach at 6 different schools and enjoy them all (and I am proud to say that I am a rare case as not everyone enjoys all their schools!), however my schools in Ohara (the mountains of Kyoto) hold a very special place in my heart. The elementary and junior high schools are very, VERY small. My elementary school has maybe 60 students total from grades 1-6. And my junior high has 25 students TOTAL! But I love this because I get to know each student and also I get the opportunity to do more fun things in the english lessons because I can go through things much faster. Anyway, that is besides the point of this post, the whole reason I am here proclaiming my love for these schools is because last week they gave me an end of the year, thank you party. My rotation is almost over at this school (only 2 more days at the elementary school!) and I will not be returning for a couple months, so, for that reason we had a takoyaki (octopus fried ball goodness! sounds gross but its really yummy!) party! My junior high teachers brought in this huge iron takoyaki maker and then we all make takoyaki for everyone in the school! In addition my jr. high 3rd years(all 8 of them) made me various pastas and strawberry tarts! And at the end of the lunch period my teacher announced over the loud speaker, "Traci sensei has to catch the 1:20 bus to go to a meeting so everyone please meet out on the field so that we can take a school picture with her!". All in all I was so overwhelmed by this extravagant display of kindness I almost started to cry when I was thanking my principal for such a wonderful visit. The students and teachers at these schools are just such wonderful people I only wish that these pictures actually did them any justice.
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