December 1, 2010

"English for All Levels, Even Natives"


I visited a kindergarten
and was immediately swept up
in a whirlwind of schoolyard games.

The childrens' faces are blurred for legal issues.

We played shippo-tori ("Take the Tail")
dodgeball
and oni-gokko ("Playing Demon" ... "Tag").


It only took five minutes to make
a gaggle of friends.
My goodness, I hope my children are this adorable.


Back at the junior high school,
we were learning about guide animals.
So of course,
we made up and drew our own.
Heck yes, I want Baby Minnie to guide me around the streets of Japan.
A bicycle guide "animal" would be neat too.
Or maybe the seal.

My students are so supportive of the arts.
I love how content they drew my face. (^ε^)♪
Oh, so, today's Engrish
comes from me, unfortunately:
"Yeah! It's scary, horrifle... Horrifle? What the heck is 'horrifle'?"
And I have a job teaching this language, man. 
AGAWAH

3 comments:

  1. Your children will be twice that adorable and if I lived close I'd spoil them rotten!! G-ma

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  2. i like your grandma. :D

    i'm so jealous you got to play with kindergartners!! oh my gosh, i bet that was so much fun!!

    also, i love the picture your student(s) drew of you playing the piano. so cute! but i mostly love how (s)he drew themself sneaking in to watch you play. so much cute!!

    ...that last sentence can't possibly be grammatically correct. whoops.

    love you, love liz. :)

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  3. You look right at home and very happy. Your kids will be amazing and full of talent!!!!

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