Front door, about 5 inches from the ground usually, but in this is the snow is almost 4 above the door. I had to bend down not to hit my head on the overhang.
So much snow that it won't close all the way.
The snow pile almost twice as tall as my car. This is a typical snow pile.
Today, we had very little going on at the school. It let out at 11:10. Then the teachers all had lunch together and it was sort of nice. There was like some souvenir lunches i think that the were bought and roll cake and tonjiru for lunch. It was good for the most part. We also had kanemeshi(?) which came in this cool donabe clay pot and we got to keep them- if we wanted. I have basically learned to just put things into my mouth and eat them. I still can't get natto, but i can do most foods. I don't like them, but i can eat them at the very least. There was octopus tentacles, whole shrimp with the head on, a pastry wrapped salmon, crab cream baked in the shell with the eyes on it, and other stuff. I only have 10 lessons at the middle school this week and only have to plan for 2 of them. Oh well, school seems really slow to me here. The third years have all-day, every-subject tests like every two weeks. The whole school like every month. Based on english class, i just don't see them covering that much in class, so i wonder like how much they can be tested on. Most of the classes from now will be review, and it's like i can see what cram school is for: to learn all the things on the tests probably because school is for reviewing. I guess that is why the Japanese have so much studying to do at home it seems. The one thing that i feel America is really good at is the education system. Even though it seems easy to me, the actual education process is very good. They teach in class a little more, but that is just my own personal opinion. Can't wait for the snow festival, i am trying to get a get-together with the ALT's in Sapporo together on the 6th of February. Looks like it should be fun.
one more link to some funny british comedy, with the Doctor from Doctor Who, David Tennant, in a sketch with Catherine Tate as Lauren Cooper.
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