Nice weather this morning!

I woke up early, had to catch train at 6:50 am to Takasaki, for a practice debate competition in Isesaki. T-sensei picked me up in Takasaki and drove me there. It was cool to chat with her and get to know her a bit better. This was the English club’s first time participating. I wrote all the pros and cons out about the topic: whether Japan should relax its restrictions on the SDF. I got to see some familiar ALT faces and was a feedback judge for this round. Next time, it’s for real! I thought my students did a good job. They were much more understandable than some of the other teams. One poor girl mumbled her whole speech, it was a struggle to understand her. They are all so brave for doing this though! I would find it hard to debate this topic even in my native tongue.

We went out for lunch afterward in Takasaki. I had told her that I want to go to Nitori to buy some flannel sheets and she kindly offered to drive me there. So first we ate a Japanese family restaurant – yummy tempura and cold udon where she paid for me. Just so nice. And after shopping, she drove me back to the train station. Made the whole shopping trip much easier!