New classes, saving, and a missile over the country

This week, as every first week of April most likely is in Japan, was very hectic. It seemed like no matter what, there was something big, important, or nerve-wracking that came up this week. First off was the whole issue with the fact that my school was beginning its new school year. This meant that I had to begin teaching practically all new classes. I would say that 95% of my kids classes were new to me particularly. This means learning about 80 new kids names, their homework, class styles, and more. The first week has been mostly positive with myself having lots of fun teaching. However it wasn't all smooth sailing. There were some hiccups, especially with some people thinking that I had not learned from my mistakes last year. I'm trying so hard to improve on all my weak-points, but I wonder if I can ever achieve some of the benchmarks that some of my coworkers are setting for me, even if I improve 1000 percent. As always I will "ganbare" and do my best, but I really get down after class sometimes.

There was also some worries by many here over the whole North Korea missile test launch that occurred yesterday. Many people were concerned about what could happen, although I found many didn't really care. I wasn't so worried about it as I felt only a horrible horrible accident would cause anything to happen, and the chances of that were slim. So when the missile was launched yesterday the news and everyone were concerned of course, but by mid afternoon life was back to normal, like nothing had happened.

I continue to save for a big purchase and for future travels. I'm getting very excited about my trip to Yokohama in a month for the Ayu concert, and I'm starting to think about what I will do for Golden Week the week before. Chances are I'll be doing a lot of spring cleaning but I hope I can have some fun around town and hang out with people. I also need to work on studying my Japanese a bit soon, and explore the local area.

Thankfully this week should finally be back to normal after many weeks of hard work at school and at home. I certainly can use that time right now. I can't wait for my next vacation.