Awesome students

I have a little time today, so I thought I would write a little about my students. First of all, funny story. I was reminding my students not to speak Japanese in class, and five minutes later one student said something in Japanese. My first reaction `dame!` . Only one student realized that I spoke in Japanese, and he started cracking up. I started laughing too, but no one else realized what was going on. It was really funny.

I have about 9 students, if everyone comes. They come most of the time, but occasionally one or two can`t come. Here is a little bit about some of my students:

One of my students, Hiroshi is this little old ojiichan (grandpa) that is very outgoing. He will try everything and anything I ask him to do. The other students follow his lead, so I can usually get them to do any sort of activity I want.

His wife is the exact opposite. She is very quiet and shy, and she doesn`t say anything on her own without being asked, but she is actually very good at English. Her name is Setsuko.

One of my students is the homestay mom for the other interns, Taylor and James. Hitomi is very good at English, so I can always rely on her to demonstrate anything for the class. She also can be very funny. I have a great video of her being Satan in a skit about the Garden of Eden. Priceless!

Another student, Naoto, is the only teenager in the group. He graduated from high school, but hasn`t made it into college yet. He is taking an English test in a month, but he is still a beginner, so sometimes he doesn`t understand. He is definitely one of the most energetic in the group (and about 40-50 years younger!), so he helps me a lot.

One of my students is a really funny older lady: Atsuko. She loves to hear herself talk, so sometimes I have to have her let others talk. She also loves missionaries, and since Naoto is practically a missionary, she loves him to death too. I feel a little bad for the guy. He doesn`t seem to know what to do about a little old lady flirting with him. Still, she is great. She is a hard worker, and she adds flavor to the class.

I don`t know the other students quite as well yet, so I will (hopefully) remember and write about them later. They are all so different, but they all work so hard. I love my students!!!