Golden Week

Golden Week has come and passed.  I planned to take a trip but ended up not doing it, in large part because I am lazy, and in small part because I wasn't sure what was going to happen with my passport (it expired and I had to wait for a new one to get sent to me from Tokyo).  I ended up volunteering one of the days and met some cool people (Maki) and someone I met the 1st time I volunteered (Atsushi) came back also.  We cleaned up the original Koyo high school, which is close to Iwaisaki, and it was interesting as it was the first time I'd really been in a building that was damaged by the tsunami (I had always planned to go into one but never did).  I found a lot of textbooks and stuff washed up that had been used by the students before, and it was sort of a strange feeling.  I stood in classrooms that were now filled with debris and rubble.

I'm quite excited to see what the new JET batch will bring.  I hope it's 2 new good ones.  I've already posted a picture on Facebook about luck that no one got.  Soon we'll know.  I need a good neighbor, I really do.

瓦礫【がれき】 (gareki) rubble