oh god i am so tired

J107 Tuesday August 7th

I had tried to set my AC to timer mode, but to no avail. I woke up to freezing temperatures and congestion, an affliction that, for me, goes hand in hand with the cold.

I prepared for work and dashed out the door, eager to make my normal time of 12:45 PM in time at the office. When I got there, to my disbelief and delight, I found that I only had 2 classes that day, and that they were both in the evening. I was overjoyed, to say the least. It was like Christmas in August. Almost as cool as my birthday.

I helped in the customary way that employees do. I gave out flyers, which here is met with the same attitude as if I offered free stabs to the kidneys or (a favorite saying of my coworker M-sensei) 'coupons for cancer'. After an hour and a half of that, I returned to the office. M-sensei went on his break, as is his custom and wont, and I helped fold some more flyers.

During the folding, time can pass slowly. I love to talk with my Japanese coworkers; they really give me a good insight into Japanese culture and their English is excellent. I entered into an impromptu Japanese lesson with one of my coworkers, which I really enjoyed. My manager praised me for finding such a constructive way to deal with my extra time and the relative boredom of folding. That was cool.

My first class came and went at 7, nothing eventful there. My second and final class for the day had one cancellation and no other students. My last hour was spent interviewing a prospective, a fun and educational task. When the other classes let out, I waited for a while before cleaning up. Japanese companies do not employ cleaning services, except for specialized tasks like copier maintenance or plant(tree) delivery.

After a long while, just waiting for the last students to leave, we were given permission to go ourselves. I bought some conbini dinner, not the best but I was feeling a little under the weather, and headed home.

And here I sit, now, caught up on the blog, and very tired. I'm going to sleep now.