Earthquake

A huge earthquake happened before the breaking dawn in the morning yesterday.
Who was able to expect this disaster?
Japanese Government has spent a lot of money to predict possible earthquakes so that people can get secured before the disaster.
I realized we humans cannot overcome nature.
Kansai Airport was required to stop their operation because the leading bridge from the main land to the airport was damaged by a tanker drifting by the sea brought by the extremely powerful wind of typhoon "JEB".
Within the week, we read and watched the damages in many places and we realized how vulnerable our lives are.
What if a big earthquake and a tunami happens at midnight?
I am going to prepare an evacuation set which contains emergency food and water for the case of emergency.

Previous Teammate

I went to Toyama Prefecture to meet my best friend.
He and I belonged to the same tennis team in the university.
We met almost every day both inside and outside the tennis courts.
He got married a few years ago and now he has a one-year-old son.
I look up to him because he can efficiently balance his time at work and at home.
His wife may play a major role in child-rearing, but my friend helps her once he gets home from work.
I am still single and I cannot imagine getting married, because I am not financially nor mentally ready for it.
If I start earning more in a short period of time, that's when I will think about marriage more seriously.

Typhoon

A strong typhoon made yesterday’s classes suspended for all levels in all school.
The warning signals of heavy rain and violent wind were issued in the morning of September 4th.
Thus the students don’t have to come to school.
We, teachers, went to school in order to check the buildings in the campus.
Fortunately, no serious damages were caused by the typhoon.
Water was leaking from some part of the ceiling of the gym, though.
I personally got bored because there was nothing special to do.
What I did was working on questions in the workbook which contains the previous high school entrance exams.
For today, an exam is going to be held, so we don’t have any classes.
I hope the exam will go through without any problems.

Evacuation Drill

The second term began yesterday in our school.
We didn’t have classes but had an evacuation drill and periods to decide their chores.
Each student has at least one role at school such as supervising the students while cleaning, and collecting their homework, and so on.
The evacuation drill is held annually to remember that disasters such as earthquakes can happen anytime and to recognize how to protect themselves in case of emergency.
By the way, a strong typhoon is approaching our prefecture and probably today’s classes will be cancelled, although I need to go to school regardless of the weather.

Second Term

The summer vacation was over yesterday in Japan.
Some part of the schools already has begun the second term, but today is the first day in our school.
There will be two major events to be held in this semester.
There will be Chorus Competition and On-the-job Training for the students.
We, teachers, are also going to sing two songs regardless of the competition.
As for the training days which will be held in November, the preparations are being done gradually while the school is consulting with the companies.
Unlike the beginning of the first term, I feel less nervous because I am getting used to the culture of the school.
My mission is to accomplish English classes without any mistakes.
In order to make it through, I will prepare for the classes enough to make the students enjoy learning English.

Festival in Toyama

I enjoyed staying in Toyama Prefecture yesterday.
Owara Kazenobon Festival, a famous and traditional festival held in Toyama, became an unforgettable event for me.
A lot of tourists went to the rural town in the prefecture to see the dance performances and the beautiful Japanese architectures.
My friend who lives in Toyama said he had never seen such number of people at Toyama Station.
The festival was not that loud one such as Yosakoi Festival in Kochi Prefecture.
Many dancers performed with the melody of Shamisen and chorus sung by an old person in the group.
I think the festival is a good example to know about Japanese old atmosphere.
I realized that going to see traditional events makes me notice that Japanese people had kept the harmony of their on towns.
I would like to come back here again soon to explore new scenes in Japan with my friend.

Toyama

I'm heading to Toyama Prefecture to visit my friend who was in the same tennis team in the previous university.
It's been a year since I last met him.
He already gets married and has a son, although I'm still a single.
It rained heavily in the Kansai region yesterday and the train which I am supposed to ride on today was suspended to operate.
Therefore I strongly hope that the train runs this morning.
Since we both belonged to the tennis team, we are going to play tennis this afternoon.
In the evening, a big festival will be held in the area.
I'm looking forward to seeing the events and people who flock there.
But, first and foremost, I want to enjoy the time spending with him.