Wednesday 30 December 2009

Xmas with the Sutou's

I worked over Christmas as they don't really celebrate it in Japan but I am off for a week during New Years. This is Yuuri's busy season so she's not off until the 5th January when I go back to work.

Yuuri got me some cuff-links for my shirt and a Japanese story book for children to help me practice my Japanese and I got her some dresses.





Yuuri's family have been really nice to me and have helped me with food and clothing. They often cook and buy me food and try to keep me healthy. I think my life has become the same as it was in England except everyone's Japanese!!



Naturally we can't have Christmas without cake and I was asked to cut the cake, although under Yuuri's watchful supervision.



Yuuri's father wanted to test me on my Japanese so we played a game where he would say the character and I had to find the correct card. e.g. Ka = か

Aomori has become really snowy now as I hear England is too. I've changed my heater from electric to paraffin. I use about 5litres of paraffin a in just under a week and I can buy 18L for about £5 or Y1,200 so it works out cheaper. The room heats quicker than electric and I can heat more area too. It does vent some bad gas though.



That's it so far now. In January I have to be evaluated by head office to get promoted for my highest position as a foreign teacher. If I don't get it I will finish in July, if I do then I get a pay increase.

Finally Married



If you haven't heard, Yuuri and I are married now!

We went to the city hall on the 6th December 2009 but they didn't really understand the procedure for a foreign marriage. When we did get it sorted they got Yuuri's name wrong, despite having her ID card details. They also had difficulty understanding where I was from UK/Great Britain or England. Finally though we got it sorted and here is my Japanese marriage certificate.



I need to submit that to the British embassy now to register my marriage in England.

Yuuri has changed her name to Mitchell now too.



Although Mitchell is pronounced Me-che-ru in Japan which I hate but I guess it's better than nothing. Now we just wait for the ceremony in May.

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