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.