Attacked again in the middle of the night. 2:30 am wakeup call this time.  Two mosquitoes were vanquished. I think my screen was slightly cracked open this morning when I checked. I’d fixed that before and the attacks stopped so I think it’s the same culprit. But since it was the middle of the night, I just ended up closing my windows and doors. It was already cool inside. The one bit me on my eyelid. It had already swollen a bit so I applied some Benadryl. In the morning though, my whole eye was almost swollen shut. It looked like I had been punched. Perfect for the first day.

First day of classes for me! Managed to print/copy everything in time. But we were slightly late to the first class because we also had to carry a projector and screen. Then I ran out of paper for nametags and we also needed the extension cord so Ichigo-sensei went back to the staffroom and got it. Otherwise class went smoothly. I’ve already adjusted the lesson. No nervousness, yay. Beat that in Czech Republic I guess. The second years are quite enjoyable. I felt they understood more and laughed a lot at my jokes. The first years were quiet. I hope they open up soon! There was one girl in the second year class who spoke English smoothly. Wow.

I met up with K for dinner by the silk mill gate. We wondered around a bit, but not many places were open. We ended up at a place called Mirai. It seemed rather popular as many people came in and out as we were there. K asked if we could sit anywhere, but they wanted us at the bar. We were served something in a small dish. No idea what it was except the wasabi, maybe a bit of tuna? It was in some frothy white stuff. Very hard to eat with chopsticks! We tried to decipher the menu, but K only recognized the words for French fries and google translate was only sorta working. He ended up just asking for some meat things for himself, yakitori and sashimi for me. The waitress worked with our minimal words.

We got asked some questions about where we working/living. Nice conversation. The waitress had an old classmate there at the same time who had done a homestay in America. We talked briefly with her too. The sashimi was amazing. Melted in my mouth. Salmon was the best, but I also had tuna and some other white fish. He even gave us some extra on the house. Despite being quite expensive (the norm for sashimi), I’d definitely go back! I wish I had understood more of the menu though. Must work hard on my Japanese!