We are settled in our apartment now although Mike is still fighting with the router to make the wireless work so that we do not have to negotiate custody of the internet. The flat is large and comfortable built in a traditional way to keep out heat/cold depending on the season. The entrance opens onto the kitchen/dining room which has only a tiny window. Sliding doors from all the other rooms can be left open to let in lots of light or closed off to keep in heat or keep it cool in the summer. Our lounge and bedroom have an adjoining sliding door so that heat can be shared between those two rooms in the winter. Clever.
We sleep on futons on tatami mats which are fitted to the floor kind of the way carpet is so they don’t slide about. Mike is loving this and claims he will never again have a bed! I disagree but it is comfy and we sleep really well.
Yesterday was the official first day of spring and it is warm and sunny. I have been soaking up a little sun on the balcony. We have been teaching since Friday (not Sunday) and are both enjoying it a lot. The students are all lively and fun. The kids get into word games and conversations and the adults are interesting to talk to and committed to their learning.
Everything is still so new and although I’ve visited Nagoya I haven’t really got to grips with Seki yet. It’s pretty, peaceful and so clean here though and we have a large supermarket next to our school with a lot of fish in it!
I have started driving the automatic-it’s like driving a washing machine! It makes the weirdest noises and it’s tiny. The roads are small here but so are the cars! I keep trying to change gear and pulling away without a clutch is weird-you just sort of roll. I’d say it’s an undignified way of driving as if the car knows best!
Anyway enough wittering-here are pics for anyone isn’t on facebook.
Lots of love,
Jo xxx
Wow it's amazing the way that coffe just stays in the cup without spilling :-)
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