It's been a week of wrapping things up here...one more kids class this afternoon, and an adult class tonight, and two classes next week, and the "school year" for 2012-2013 will officially be over! Even after teaching 4ish years in Japan, it still feels a bit unnatural for me to end the school year in March and begin the new school year two weeks later, in April! Without a long vacation or summer break, goodbyes after the end of the year feel a bit anti-climactic...more like, "Well, see you in two weeks!" :)
I'm tired. The trip to Tokyo and seeing Eric was wonderful, but started the week out in a whirlwind of activity that never quite stopped. The students were tired all week too...coming in late with glazed, droopy eyes. There is something about resting and stopping the usual schedule that is good for the soul.
There are decisions to be made, a classroom to be cleaned, new textbooks to order, a new curriculum to plan and prepare, tuition fees and questions to be dealt with, old students asking for new schedules, new students asking to meet for a level check and class placement, advertisements that need to be somehow made and put out...sometimes it feels like I'm a 26-year-old running my own business/school, and I just happen to do it all in two languages. Note: I'm neither a good business person nor good with languages.
Well...the sun is shining for today. It's a beautiful day to walk to work...beautiful day to enjoy the coming spring. There really are only a few classes left, and the other responsibilities or details will come and go. The last school year has held failures and successes...and I'm guessing the new year will as well. :)
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