Another week over

I've said it before and I'll say it again; it's ridiculous how quickly time seems to be passing. Overview for this week:

• Saturday: Drive to Sendai, check-in and eat 'Gyu-Tan' (beef tongue), the famous dish of Sendai
• Sunday: Take the dreaded Japanese Language Proficency Test. Bump into Ewan. See samurai armour. Eat more Gyu-tan. Watch 'Casino Royale' ('twas fantastic!)
• Monday: Visit Matsushima, eat 'Maguro-don' (raw-tuna rice bowl), drive back to Tokamachi.
• Tuesday: Have speaking tests with three first-year classes, study for correspondance Japanese course, prep for future lessons, watch footy at Keiko's
• Wednesday: Have four consecutive lessons with the Junior High students, prepare Advent Tree(still unfinished!), start organising christmas pressies and cards
• Thursday: Prep for lessons, two lessons, organise Advent Picture calendar with English Club, rent and watch 'Layer Cake' (in a bit of a Daniel Craig phase aren't I?)
• Friday: More Advent Pictures, two lessons, nap, finish correspondence Japanese course, get haircut, see Keiko, blog

It's funny how it all seems so simple written down, but I feel I've been busy every minute of every day. There are still things that need to be done (ie. Christmas cards and pressies) so I'm hoping to get that sorted tomorrow so I can enjoy my first snowboarding session on Sunday!

After that, it'll be back to the grind until next Friday. Ganbaremasu!