August 11, 2000 - Friday
Today was the fireworks festival in Tsuruoka. It was the first time I missed it in
four years. Sigh. I heard that it was really good.
I taught 3 classes today, one of which was a lesson to my co-workers. It was fun.
The kids lesson went well too I think. Actually, they all did.
After work I was going to ask my co-worker if he'd like to go to karaoke. I was just
in the mood to sing, but instead some students asked him to go to the pub. He did
ask me, but I just didn't feel up to sitting there and smiling while everyone around
me spoke Japanese. I said no, and never did ask him.
It was kind of a bad day today, emotionally. I'm okay now, but I was very close to
tears on the way home. August is always a hard month for me. I should just get over
it.
I got an e-mail from Van today that said that Katie-chan is talking about me and she
seems to think that I'll be coming to visit soon. I had planned to go home at Christmas
this year, but my plans may change. I feel that I'm missing out on her life. When I grew up I didn't really know my uncle at all, I didn't want the same thing to
happen to Katie. That's why I try to be involved in my some of my other nieces's
lives too.
I think that I'm about out of things to say. I'm really not as bad as I sound in
my journal...I think. Tomorrow's got to be better, right?
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