Ahahaha!.... ha.

HEY GUESS WHAT? I finally got 8 hours of sleep!

Except... I did it at the completely wrong time. O_o I went to bed a 6... and woke up at 2 am.

But it's okay... In a way, I was kind of hoping that would happen. That's why I didn't set an alarm for myself. Now I have a good amount of sleep under my belt for when I speak at the school assembly today. (*NERVOUS*)

Also, my sleep schedule is whack right now but it should be easier to fix this way. I'll just "stay up" until 8 tonight, and then 10 tomorrow night, and then everything should be right on track, right? In theory.

In the meantime, it's 3 am, and I'm just waking up.

First Day! (sort of)

The school assembly today went well! Or at least, I feel okay about it. As usual, I was nervous and I probably spoke a little too fast, and I forgot some stuff, but I in no way froze up or made a total fool of myself. So that's good! Of course, they told me to speak in simple English, so that made it a little easier. We'll see how it goes at my elementary schools when I have to do it in Japanese...

In any case, it was probably good that I didn't go on too long. The students had to sit on the floor in the gym for the assembly, and they looked really bored and kind of uncomfortable. (I remember those days, when I had to sit through school assemblies in the gym...) It was really hot in there, too; we were all sweating by the end.

But I do have to say, I found it absolutely adorable when they had to stand and sing the school song. At first I thought it was the national anthem or something, but then I kept hearing the school's name. It was really long, too! I was impressed that they all seemed to know the words to the whole thing.

I understood parts of the assembly... The teachers speak slower and clearer when they're addressing the students, which makes it a little easier. I heard them warning the students that they found a viper near the locker room where they put their shoes, so they need to be careful. I was glad I was able to understand that; that's a good piece of information to know.

Anyways, that's been my day so far. The kids are all cleaning the classrooms, and I'm back here at my desk. I printed my pictures for my self-introduction on Friday. I might write some notes on the back of them so I don't forget anything.

I'll try to start tagging back if I get a spare moment. Love all you guys! ♥

Word of the Day: Mamushi = viper! (See, I actually learned something from Prince of Tennis! XD Fssssshuuuuu...)