Elementary School

Last Tuesday we went for a day to a primary school in a fishing village just outside Nagasaki, called Nagasaki City Black Cape Eastern Primary School 長崎市立黒埼小学校 .
Not unlike the day we had last year at the Junior High School we were met by the kids, who welcomed us in a freezing sports　room which functions as an auditorium as well. One of us, Pim, did the counterspeech.
We made "original Dutch pancakes" with bacon, apple and just plain ones in the kitchen and to some they were a great success and to others not at all.
The fun thing about these little kids is that they are still totally carefree, and not yet embedded in the rigid social structures of Japan. A great day was had by all but somehow I can't stop feeling that I was part of a traveling "Freak Show".

A rather uneventful week passed by with my horrid cold still not completely gone. Did give a present to one of our teachers, the nicest one we have, called Kinoshita 木下 , which means "under the tree", who teaches Japanese conversation. She was pleasantly surpised to get Dutch 'stroopwafels'......I will hear next week if she liked them or not.
Did have a nice walk with Saul through Nagasaki this saturday, showing him the City Historical Museum, The Suwa shrine, Deshima island and finally Starbucks for a great 'Café Latte'.
We should do this more often..it clears your head and you get to see the delightful side of nagasaki as well.
Most importantly the sun is shining again and spring is about to arrive...Yeah..!!!!