NEW JOB INFO!

OK! So I found out a bunch of great info from Joytalk. First off, I got a choice as to where I teach, and where I live! I told him that I'd prefer to work with Elementary School but I'd like a mix. He basically said we have a position that's perfect for that. So I will be teaching for the majority of my time in Elementary School. However I will also have 14 total days teaching in Junior High School. This is great because it's exactly what I wanted. Also he asked me if I preferred to drive or not, of course I said not! He said that the place I'd be living is close to the main ES I'd be teaching at. AWESOME!

Next he told me that my visa is almost done and that it will be sent asap which is good, I need to get it done before I leave!

Also I found out there will be 10 ALT's in Sano, and that Sano has a curriculum which means less hard work for me! GREAT!

Next he told me that all the ALT's will be spread out in different apartments over a 5KM area. This is good because it gives me space, but I'm close enough to other ALT's that if we want to hang out we can!

SO MUCH GOOD NEWS! The little chat I had with Joytalk really relieved some stress.

My Day / Poll Results

So I think the poll results are in. The people have spoken, they like my long hair the best! In all honesty I think the long hair picture was a bit biased because I was wearing sunglasses. I'll ask other friends and get their opinions in my final decision. As for now I guess I'll let my hair grow out.

In other news Cameron is visiting. My family, Cameron, and I went to the fair today. I had alot of mixed emotions going to the fair.... it was weird. First my initial reaction was remembering how much I dislike the fair. It seems like all it attracts are really trashy people. After thinking about this for a while I realized it kind of was not my place to judge them all so harshly. After going to different places in the world you kind of realize that everyone is different and just because they live differently does not mean its any better or worse than you. I also got to see all the couples at the fair which was great haha (sarcasm). I think Luke and Danny had fun though, and thats the most important part. I went on this ride called the Dizzy Dragon with Luke and Cameron. It was kind of like the teacups ride in that you sit inside a carriage and the ride spins and your carriage spins too. Cameron and I had it going so fast we all got super dizzy. Luke was so dizzy he was pressed against the wall and couldn't move.

There was also a mechanical bull ride at the fair. My parents and Cameron peer pressured me into riding it hahaha, it was actually pretty fun. Cameron did it first and it just looked hilarious because he's big. We took a video with his cell phone. Next I did it, I probably would of held on longer but the thing I was holding on to kept going under my crotch so I had to let go or reap the consequences hahah.

Later in the day we walked past a radio station tent thing. Randomly Danny started dancing, random people started taking pictures of him. It was really funny because my Dad would do a move and then Danny would try to copy. It was too cute for life.

Hair Styles

Ok, so I've opened a poll and now. Votes will be anonymous. The poll will decide how I will style my hair. Below is a picture of each style so you can vote. Click on the pictures to see them in a larger size. Comments are welcome as well. Votes are entered on the top right of the blog.

Short hair

Medium Hair


Long Hair

I visited Baltimore for about a week. It was alot of fun, just hanging out with everyone and I got to see the Dark Knight. Everyone went to the 12:00am showing opening night, except me and Chris has to wait to see the 1:00am show because everything else was sold out. It was a very good movie and in my opinion Heath Ledger stole the show. He had a good performance but also I guess it could of just been really well written.

On the way back from Baltimore I went through some rain. It was amazing because for about 20 minutes I could see this huge rainbow and I actually drove through the base of the rainbow. I've never been that close or seen a rainbow for that long. It was amazing looking; never have I seen a rainbow as large as this or full. It made the last hour of my drive much better.

In other news, at dinner last night something very funny happened. We were eating dinner and there was a fly bothering us. Randomly my step dad went to grasp at it and then jokingly went to eat it. The thing is this time he actually caught it and actually ate it. After he did it he was coughing for a couple minutes and gagging. It was hilarious, because he inhaled the fly.

Another 日本語のレスン

Ok everyone, here is another Japanese lesson.　Today we will be learning about counters.　In Japanese certain objects require words that are used as counters, since Japanese lacks the plural form of words. Counters are words that identify that there is more than one object present.

Counters include:

本（ほん）hon　Used for long or cylindrical objects such as (Books, Hair, Bottles, Trees, Poles)

前 (まえ) mae　Used for flat material （Paper, cloth, plates, ect.）

台 (だい) dai Used for many kinds of Machinery (computers, cars, other industrial Equipment)　

軒　(けん) ken Used for Places (houses, and shops)　　

人 (にん) nin Used to count People　

Although 1 person or 2 people is an acception once you reach 3 you can just use normal numbers. An example is below.

１一人　　(ひとり　hitori)　

２二人　（ふたり　futari)　

３三人　（さんにん　sannin）

There are more counters, however this is what I've learned up to this point. Take it in because there is more to come!

And this concludes my second 日本語のレスン!