Last SEMESTER in Japan!

I am more than excited to announce that today was my last first day of teaching at TIU.  It is a bit sad, but overall I think that it is the right move for me. I am looking for teaching jobs in middle school math back on the West Coast. I would love to be near Seattle with my sisters and nephew. California doesn't seem too bad, because of the nice weather... Who knows where I'll end up... Life in a journey... a continuous journey, and I just can't figure out where I can be in one place for an extended period of time. I go through the motions of life, and that could be good and/ or bad. I had two classes today. One was Communication Basic with my International Relations students, and they make me happy. They make me feel good as a teacher. I don't know what it is... maybe because they do their work, and show up before the bell rings? Maybe because they listen and take notes? I'm grateful to have them in my last semester.  My second class was Advanced Listening, which consists of sophomores and juniors.  I think it'll be an engaging class, and I'm looking forward to all the discussions. It shall be very interesting. Tomorrow I'll have three classes!! First will be Introduction to American Society, next will be Basic Writing, and then third will be Advanced Listening. We'll see how it goes!!!

COUNTDOWN: 112 days until the end of Fall Semester & 186 days until I leave Japan.

Posing with my selfie stick. LOL.