April 15, 2016
JET teacher Teresa's April Blog Post!
Top of the mornin’ to ya!
You know spring break is beginning when a handful of family and friends visit you! I even was able to sneak in some days to visit my friends up in Gunma.
My first March adventure was in Shibukawa, Gunma where I came face-to-face with the glorious mountains and the winds that could knock a child back 3 feet called karakkaze [Karakkaze means 'empty wind - it's the bitter cold wind from the north that's passed over the mountains, losing all its moitsure as snow - PW]!
My biggest find though was a pair of sandals probably made to fit a giant. Luckily, I didn’t meet that thing!
At the end of my trip, I found a huge fish and of course, I had to pretend to kiss it.
That following week, both of my sisters in America travelled all the way to Tokyo. My little sister has never been to Japan, so it was exciting to show her Japanese culture for the first time. My older sister has been here two times before, so she was a veteran!
The day they left, my (future) in-laws landed. Goodness, guiding people around a large prefecture like Tokyo is honestly exhausting and bone-breaking. ε-(´・｀)
I look forward to a quiet house in the near future.