Dinner in Hamanomachi

I went downtown this evening to meet Narumi. Walking out of the parking lot near Hamanomachi, I ran into Shimizu sensei! I was really surprised to see her because she now lives in the Goto islands.

She was the English teacher who was responsable for the English club at Seiryo when I first came. She was transfered to one of the islands this year. She has a 7-year old son and a 4-year old daughter. Her husband is also a teacher, but was not transfered this year, which means that she lives on the island with her daughter, and her husband takes care of their son. As often as she can, she flies to Nagasaki city on the weekends so that they can spend time together as a family. It must be really difficult for teachers to raise a family when husbands and wives have to move every 6 years, sometimes being placed in schools that are so far apart from each other that they can only see each only a few times a month.

Shimizu sensei is a great lady, it was a nice surprise to run into her!


I met Narumi and some of her friends downtown this evening. We had dinner together, in Hamanomachi. Then headed to her place, where I met Narumi's husband who is a French professor at the univeristy in Nagasaki. It was really nice being able to use my French again. Ended up staying at their place till the wee hours in the morning, just chatting.

Made it home just as the 4am Argentina game was starting. Who needs sleep?...