2015-03-14, A Great Class

2015-03-14, A Great Class
I went to the community center for a Japanese lesson today.  I had tried to take classes in Tokushima but it was a group class and didn't really fit my ability.  This one was great!  There were 6 or 7 retirees, some had been Japanese or English teachers, and they paired with the students so everyone had a private lesson at their own level.  You can work on individual needs, learn from the book, etc.  It will be perfect except for the fact that it is held at 2pm on Saturdays...  When I go to Kyoto or other places I will probably go on a Saturday so I will miss classes, but since each class is tailored to the student, it's not like I will miss an important lesson.  One of the long time students (3 years) was there for the last time and so there was a litte party with delicious cake and very interesting (and yummy) Vietnamese lotus tea.  I've never had it before but I'd love to find some.  Today there were 4 other students, all from China, but often there are students from Korea, Vietnam and sometimes Brazil so it should be interesting.
I finally bought dishes, but didn't take my bike over to the store and ended up feeling like my arms would fall off carrying them home!  I had Kelly (the teacher I am taking over from) over for dinner and I made chicken paprikash (her request!) - something her grandmother used to make.  It was very good, and since she doesn't cook (although I'm hoping to teach her) I think she enjoyed the homecooked meal.  I sent her home with enough for another dinner.
Kelly used to work in IT so she is good at computers.  We figured out how to get my pictures onto dropbox so I will have to try to figure out how to get them on here.