Today was my last day teaching the night class, at least for two weeks. It's so hard switching schedules! For over a month I was teaching the morning class. I would get up at 6am, go running, have breakfast, and then go and teach. After class would always vary depending on the day, but I would either study or go play. Then we were all informed that we were switching classes so that the students could experience different teaching styles. We hadn't known about this before we left, so it was a little of a shock. I am by no means complaining about having to teach different students;I love the night class! But changing schedules is super hard.
The morning class goes from 10am to 1pm while the night class goes from 7pm-10pm. So while I was teaching the night class I would get home around 11pm every night. The first week I only missed a few days of running, but this week was impossible for me. It's also been really hard just to get up, get ready, and get things done. The only thing I did today was plan today's lesson. Plus, since Sister Sato goes to the morning class I didn't really get to talk to her until dinner. So, I'm excited to go back to teaching the morning class. I am so much more productive that way.
Last Saturday Megan, Hoku, Sister Sato, Sister Sugimoto, and I went to Kyoto. Meg didn't go because she wanted to catch up on her sleep. We left a little late because Watabe Sensei wanted to have a meeting in the morning and Saturday was the only day that we could do it. He's in Provo right now so we had to do it over the computer. So we didn't arrive in Kyoto until noon. It was raining that day and I thought it would ruin our trip, but it made it even better. Kyoto is so pretty in the rain! I've been to Kyoto a lot so it was nice seeing it in a different light. Plus, since it was raining it was so much cooler.
At Kiyomizu Temple we got to go inside a Buddha. I'm not sure if we actually went inside one, but there is this story, I think, about a guy who get's swallowed by a Buddha and it's pitch black. But then he sees the light or receives enlightenment and is able to get out, or something. haha. Sister Sugimoto was explaining it to us in Japanese, but it's like Jonah and the whale. But we went down some stairs and went into this pitch black corridor, and we had to hold onto the railing the whole time because you can't see anything! Halfway through we saw a light shining on a stone that probably had some significance and then it's pitch black again until you reach the end. It was a pretty cool experience. It's really cool to see how the truth of the gospel can be seen around the world in different religions, but has just been interpreted differently.
Before going home we stopped by a yaki niku restaurant for dinner. Yaki niku is where you are given a plate of raw meat, like beef or pork that has been thinly sliced or sea food, and you sit at a table with a small grill in the middle and cook the meat yourself. That way you can eat the meat fresh off the grill. Then you have different sauces that you can dip your meat in. It was all you can eat and Sister Sugimoto did the ordering for us. I was so full after wards! But it is delicious!
Megan is in Hiroshima this weekend visiting friends, but tomorrow Sister Sugimoto and Sister Sato are taking Meg, Hoku, and I to an Onsen in Kobe. I'm really excited!
Fun! I want to see pictures!
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