My fifth semester has ended. My new class has some great people in it, and I hope we are together next term. I feel that we are at about the same level, I hope the teachers agree. This semester's teacher, Kakinuma Sensei, was a dream. Smart, tough but easy to get along with. She has made my top 5 list of teachers.
This next term involves more report and presentation writing. If I can study Kanji and find some simple presentations to read and study, this vacation have been productive.
I want to come back to America, get my degree and figure out a way to come back to Japan, as soon as possible. I never thought of myself as an English teacher, but I actually really like the kids (maybe more than adults), and think this might influence what I get my degree in.
I still feel like a dork in a suit, though.