Chevuru

Lunch at a truck stop in Andra Pradesh

The rice they piled in the middle obscured the banana leaf plate.

Chinese English = Chinglish?

In the Beijing airport.

Children's Day

Families with sons (girls have their own holiday in March) put up carp streamers.

3nensei girls

After they'd finished taking class photos.

Hanami

Funaoka

This reminds me of something out of Tolkien.

Thanks Mum.

My little Sony's last photo.

Today's Japanese Lesson

Ohba sensei

I enjoy that the teacher got in on the action.

This, I won't miss.

On the way!

Curry Day Fundraiser

Gabe's and my corner for the past few Sunday afternoons.

Colour Me!

Gareth and Mirabel's brilliant submission to the Art Show.

"Putting the 'you' back in coloUr."

Art Show Gala

Cleared for Travel

Also in this photo... the most ridiculous way ever to return change.

I love it when my ideas work.

When I left yesterday, there was nothing but what I'd written. When I came up at noon, this is what I found.

Yatta! (Yay!)

The Best $8 I Have Ever Spent

Pretty please!

During the assembly to introduce the various sports teams and clubs to the new 1nensei.

Sendai in a Vending Machine

... well, Sendai souvenirs, anyway.

88 / 336

Paper crane goodbye presents for my students.

Mommy & Me

New 1nensei shoes. Moms' on top.

Issho ni!!!

The kids learned their new homeroom classes today. There was much squealing.

("Issho ni" means "together," as in "Yay we are!")

You Shall Not Pass

Loosely translated:

Students must stop here.

Please shout the name of the teacher you need.

Today's on-duty teachers [who can help you if your coach is busy or has been transferred to another school] are

Aihara sensei

and

Tachibana sensei.

Tennis Practice

From the window of an empty third-floor classroom.

... we promise...

Drippy gray skies notwithstanding, these flags went up today to remind people that the park down the road from my school is a prime spot for viewing the cherry blossoms -- which are forecasted to open on Friday.

Happy Easter!

Easter Eve

A family tradition on Holy Saturday.

Midnight Snack

Dinner at a friend's house. At midnight, we decided to try to make cottage cheese by curdling milk.

Welcome to Nishitaga!

I helped make the paper cranes to decorate the new teachers' shoe lockers.