So, there have been no further incidents and everyone was super supportive. I've never been so popular, hahaha! But seriously, that was a disaster and I hope never to have to go through it again. In general the medical situations are quite ridiculous and I will avoid the doctor at all costs. What a waste of time and energy sitting and waiting for him to prescribe you half a dozen meds and a couple antibiotics on top of that for no reason. Gah! Moving on...
I've had several good days since then and here they are:
One of my baby mama's invited me to her house for lunch one day. She invited her brother-in-law, his wife, and their little girl who's a few months older than the baby I teach. It was great and so comfortable. At first I thought it was going to be a bit awkward because of the language barrier but not so much. Most everyone could speak English pretty well and the wife, while she couldn't really speak, understood most everything and we had some good laughs. They ordered from a great restaurant. The short ribs melted in your mouth and were drenched in BBQ sauce - I was in heaven! I brought dessert and there were no leftovers :) They also called me Sensei or Kalai Sensei the whole time. It was so nice and I felt really special, hahaha! It's nice to feel like that :)
My grandma class was great last week. The week before one of them said she would be absent. So the other one came prepared! My school is right over the restaurant floor in a mall and always smells delicious and usually like garlic - YUMMY! So I went into class and asked if she could smell the delicious food. She said she could and then asked if I had eaten lunch yet. I told her no and she pulls out this bag from Starbucks - "Let's have lunch," she said. WHAT? She brought a tea and a coffee so I could choose and pulls out 3 sandwiches; 2 hot and 1 cold. She gave me both hot sandwiches. BOTH! They were delicious. Then she pulled out her notebook she always has and asked if she could ask me some "personal" question. LOL! Too cute. So she asked me how I was liking Japan, how I was doing after the allergic reaction, and if I had friends. *tee hee* She was worried that I had no one to help me when I was dying. So sweet! I reassured her and she was very relieved. Then she gave me a box of chocolate covered almonds (I'm not allergic to almonds!!!).
On top of that my classes went great that day and I got more vegetables from my farmer students. A cross between a broccoli and cauliflower and it looked crazy! Such a great day :)
My baby classes are going great and I'm starting to kidnap them more (picking them up :) and the moms are great about it. One of them wouldn't put her baby in the baby carrier pouch until I picked him up, hahaha!! Funny moms!
I also made some changes in my work environment to be more involved and communicative with my manager and co-workers. The new manager (who was a teacher before) and I really get along and she's been including me in meetings with parents being more open than the previous manager (who was just awkward). It's a much better environment and I actually feel like part the branch, whereas before I felt a little removed. What a difference little adjustments can make. Now I really want them to offer me an extension even more! Fingers crossed!
I also found out I can see the top of Mt. Fuji from my work!!! Gorgeous! So now I walk by every morn to check it out. Around 4:30 the sunset makes it looks unbelievably beautiful.
Now let's just hope this rain lets up. It's getting depressing...
