Update on the slugs and a little about my first classes.

First slugs, they are gone. I think we took care of them. We've only seen one inside in the past week. I can rest at night now. (Knocking on wood)

I began teaching on Wednesday. On Wednesday I taught three classes my self-introduction lesson. It was a PowerPoint presentation with a few pictures. It was really short. My first students were so shy it was a little discouraging. Since they weren't participating the lecture ran short, but my supervisor the JET (Japanese English Teacher) improvised. The second class was a little tough because a couple of the kids were rowdy and I had a hard time talking over them. I wanted to yell "BE QUIET!" but I couldn't. My third class the students were just right. They participated and they were the right amount of quiet. They were also the only ones that tried a bit of the Tapatio salsa I brought. They were all screaming "Karai!" (spicy) and some made noises as if they wanted to throw up. I was laughing uncontrollably and I was saying "oh no!". In my third class there was also a little girl that looked so much like my cousin Nadia. She immediately became my favorite student. Not because she looked like my cousin (which didn't hurt either) but because she was really good at speaking English and volunteered a lot during my presentation. When I eventually got home on Wednesday all I wanted to do was sleep. I was so tired and I didn't really think I had it in me to teach these students.

Thursday! Today I taught 4 classes at an elementary school and all I can say is that I LOVED IT. I loved every second of it. These kids were so wonderful. Not only were they cute but they were also the most willing to use English. They knew a few words but weren't shy to repeat the things I would say or even play with me. I loved them. Let me tell you one thing about these kids... they were NOT camera shy. Here are a couple of pictures of my little darlings along with the teachers.