Picture Post - of rabbits and food (but not rabbit food) [it's not life that matters but the journey...]

I'm getting behind on posting pictures - some of these are from more than two weeks ago! I've also got more pictures from Saturday's local festival, but I'm going to post them later in the week.

For now, enjoy these pictures I have taken at my schools over the last couple of weeks. As always under a cut, and in clickable thumbnails. You can also peruse more of my photobucket pics, if you'd like...

Last time you saw the bunny cages, but this time I've got some close-up pictures of the bunnies at the elementary school up - and I got to feed a bunny too! So cute (not me, but the bunnies, and the kids!)

Next, some more pictures of my yummy (or not so?) school lunches!

That beef dish was tasty, and that’s yogurt, and egg soup with corn and nori (seaweed) – they combine the weirdest things! But it was a good lunch.

That’s frog bread again – but this time they gave us chocolate spread to put on it, which was yummy! And that’s fried squid with chili sauce – it was tasty but gave me a stomach ache!

Those small fried fish are called shishamo, and they seem to serve these at least once every couple weeks at either school I teach. They’re not bad tasting if they’re fried like this, but they are served with the heads and bones.

And speaking of food, here are some food sculptures that the junior high school kids made. They’re on display in the main hall of the school – some of these are amazingly realistic, and look delicious. These kids are so talented:

And speaking of talent, the elementary kids drew posters about the dangers of tobacco – which is really great. I’m so glad they are discouraging kids from smoking in this country – seems like this is one place that is very slow to get rid of that bad habit!

My husband had trouble reading the kanji, but mostly they talk about dangers of smoking, or how one cigarette can cause a fire. and you can tell from the pictures what they’re trying to say:

Here are some pics of the junior high kids practicing kendo:

And finally, a picture of me with my junior high special needs class students. The girl to my left (with the big smile) is Wakana, my favorite student. She’s always so smiley and sweet! This class is a joy to teach – only four students and all so lovely. Though the one boy on the right is always falling aleep in class.

And for those of you who might be interested, here's a picture of me with my new haircut. It's hard to tell from the front how much was cut - it's very very short in the back.

So I'm off to make some lesson plans for elementary kids, and maybe watch the new True Blood - season 3 has begun...

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What great pictures :)
Your hair looks cute hon

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aw thanks!
*hugs*

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yeh I agree great pictures and I like the new hairstyle...

thank you!

I like the pictures you post of the kids, and from school. It's interesting!

Your new 'do looks good! :)
*hug*

I'm glad you enjoy them - I haven't taken many of the kids lately - just not feeling it. but will again soon!

thanks - I feel better with the new hair now that it's hot! short is easy and comfy!

I no longer eat anything involving fish in school lunch if I think it will make me sick, especially if it's fried. Early last year I got really horribly sick from a school lunch and was throwing up my guts about 3 hours later. Fortunately the people who heard me and found me were the school nurse and an English teacher... I explained that I have an allergy to oysters and some shellfish, and now all the teachers just kind of know that "oh, she can't eat some kinds of seafood", but nobody knows exactly what kind, so sometimes I just beg out of disgusting lunches by saying "I'm allergic to this", and since nobody wants to see a gaijin turning green, they just nod and let me eat more rice or soup or whatever on that particular day.

Your kendo club is huge! Ours is going to have 2 kids in it once this year's 3rd-years retire. No freshmen joined so we're pretty much screwed. English club also goes away this year in theory. It's crazy.

I have a problem eating shellfish too. many years ago my husband and I stayed at a little inn on the beach in the Izu - part of the dinner was some uncooked shellfish of some kind and I got violently ill. since then I just say no to anything that looks like shellfish, except for shrimp. fish is okay though. and Ika I stay away from in general too.

I wonder if my school is bigger in terms of amount of students than the one where you teach? and you are lucky to have an English club at all - there's no English club at the junior highs around here. I'd love to do it if they offered it.

I love your hair short! It's so cute.

What did the junior high kids make their food sculptures out of? Is that a clay polymer?

hmm I don't know what they used for the sculptures - if I find out the Japanese word for "clay polymer" I'll ask them.

thanks - I like short hair too. it's sooo easy!

awesome pictures - - and cute haircut!!! :)

thanks!! I wish I could do longer hair, but it gets so frizzy, especially in this humid weather.

Great photos!

I love the black and white rabbit, and I can't believe that the food sculptures aren't real food, truly amazing!

Your hair looks great! :)

(yay, True Blood!)

those bunnies are adorable aren't they? and those sculptures are amazing - some kids are so talented!

thanks!

did you see True Blood yet? I can't wait to hear what you thought.

I did watch it, and I was finding it very confusing as I've read quite a few of the books since last season! But other than my total confusion it was great to have it back, be interesting to see where it goes and how different it is from the book(s)!

yea I've been a bit confused too - lots going on so far. and when did the whole v-blood selling come into the picture? the Queen is involved in some selling operation? I didn't know about that - is that just new this season? it wasn't in the books as far as I remember... and the whole "werewolf" storyline is interesting so far, but they're only showing the wolves associated with some ancient organization (that symbol on their neck). wonder where they're going with that storyline. we will see... Alcide should be around pretty soon too.

The V selling thing happened after LaFayette was kidnapped by Eric last season, when he let him go he asked him to start selling V. Though I can't remember how Bill knows that the queen was involved, but Eric and the queen talked about it when Eric visited her.

oh now I remember that whole thing with LaFayette. I wasn't paying much attention at the end of that season, to be honest.

and I didn't realize that the queen was even involved...

hmmm - I guess I need to pay more attention.

I'm actually surprised I remember that, especially as it didn't happen in the books, what with LaFayette being dead and all :(

yes you're right - I was so sad when LaFayette died in the book!

the bunnies!! *dies*

and the food looks yummy as always. wish i'd had that for lunch instead of pizza and mac n cheese.

yes the lunches here, though very big, are healthier than anything we ate when I was a student. we get veggies and fruit and fish and miso soup. it's quite good most of the time.

Awwwwwwwwwwww... you look great, Laura!!!!

And those food sculptures are making me hungry. lol...

Frog bread... yeah, even if there are no frogs in it I couldn't eat it just because it's called Frog Bread. lol....

oh you're silly - it's just shaped like frogs. no resemblance to actually eating frogs - LOL! didn't you ever eat a cake shaped like an animal as a kid? where's your sense of imagination. *grins*

thanks - I don't like myself in photos, but I had to post my hairstyle at least.

lol... if it's *shaped* like a frog, that's as close to a resemblance as I want to get! :-p

Well, you look fantastic in your photo. So there. :-)

aw, thanks!! it's nice to get compliments these days.

You hair is adorable! :D

Aww, the kids have mad talents, good for them!

yes, Japanese kids seem to be very talented in terms of art. I wish I could draw half as good as they can!

aw thanks! *hugs you tight*

Those lunches do look fab - I love the frog bread. Lol.

I like the look of kendo, but don't really want to try it. I prefer the unarmed martial arts instead.

Your hair looks lovely! It must be nice and cool too.

the frog bread with chocolate was tasty!

Kendo looks so interesting to me, but wearing the clothes and the helmet would be uncomfortable. I would like to try fencing someday though - and kendo's pretty close to that.

aw thanks - the hair is easy. I wish i could do long hair, but it doesn't work for me as I get older. my hair's too frizzy and uncontrollable.

Hmm. Fencing might be fun. White isn't exactly slimming though. ;-)

yea I can't learn fencing here - I'd probably have to move to the UK. I could see if the kids could teach me Kendo - but those helmets are stinky!

LOL!

I love your pictures! :) And your hair looks good! It looks like it's really easy to do...just wash'n'go! I love that.

thanks Jessica! it's good to see you here again. are you back for good, or just for a day? I see you on facebook a lot though!

oh I wish my hair were that easy. even short I still have to use lots of product - it gets so frizzy in this humidity!

it's not life that matters but the journey...

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