Its starting to feel like Spring!

It seems the push towards Spring is finally happening. The weather this weekend has been gorgeous. Very nice and getting warmer. Today was a very beautiful day. I took a nice walk to pick up my bike from the train station, where I had parked it a few nights back when I headed to Kofu for a party, and it was very nice. The only bad thing was the haze in the air kept Mt. Fuji from showing its full brilliance.

On Saturday I went to a party with some friends in downtown Kofu. There I saw some of my old students again, met new friends, and also saw one of my old bosses from NOVA. I ended up making a few too many "I'm mad at NOVA" comments, but thankfully he didn't mind and he understood how I felt. We ended up at a izakaya having lots to drink and a nice dinner, and then headed to a Jazz bar near my old workplace. I had never been to a jazz club before, so it was a unique experience. Lots of good music and a nice atmosphere. Hearing the music reminded me of my grandfather and hearing him play the saxophone when I was younger. It was a nice day.

This week is going to be a interesting one. First off, it will be one year ago this week that I started teaching at my current school. Its been a extremely difficult and humbling year for me there. I have learned a lot there, and I hope to learn even more this year about teaching English. Since this is also the end of the school year, I'll be teaching some kids for the last time this week. Hopefully it will be all smiles and very few mistakes. Thankfully also there is a national holiday on Friday, which means a nice day off before the difficult Saturday classes I have. But I'm not worried. I'm not going to worry about work like I have in the past. I'm going to go into work now with a renewed sense of vision, and try my best. I'm not going to allow anyone to drag me down anymore, and I'm going to work my hardest to improve any way I can.

I'm also very excited about the next many weeks. Sakura season will be a nice time for lots of bike rides around the city. Golden week is also coming up, and I plan to relax a lot that week. And then on May 10th, the Hamasaki Ayumi concert in Yokohama. But not only that, I plan on making a major purchase that weekend as well. Its going to be huge!