spring

27 april 2005

have i really not mentioned the weather yet? that's horrible.
the weather here is beautiful. even the most ardent weather complainer couldn't complain. everyday has been sunny and 16 - 19 celsius, or 67-73 farenheit (i think). warm with a cool ocean breeze all the time. it really is gorgeous. we've seen very few clouds, mostly in the early morning. like the rest of the country, the weather is polite enough to only rain in the wee hours of the morning so as not to disturb anyone. it's just heavy enough so that you can hear it and wake up enough to relax in bed for another few hours. we've been told that this will last until june, and then it's rain and typhoons. so we'll see.

john has found his branch. it's a little over an hour's time to commute, but he likes the students and the other teachers, so he's not requesting a transfer. my branch is equally as nice, although it appears to be a bit busier. as far as our schedules are concerned, we arrived in fukuoka on friday, had orientation on monday, training tuesday - thursday, and started work on saturday. so, yeah, it's been pretty busy. tomorrow is the start of our first 'weekend.' we are both scheduled to have thursday and friday off. unfortunately i'm scheduled for kids' classes training on friday, so i'll only have one day off. poor me. i get a three day weekend next week though, so that's fine.

friday is the beginning of golden week here. there are a handful of national holidays that are within 8 days of each other, so nearly eveyone is on holiday. apparently nova will be quiet and we should be able to see some good parades and festivities. what a beautiful place.