I teach classes every evening, so on Mondays, the two classes have Family Night together. Usually we sing a song, have a lesson, play a game, and have snacks. This last time we didn't have a lesson, so we played the game for a lot longer. We played Fruit Basket, with the added condition that you had to sing a song in front of everyone for every three times you were in the middle. Well, everyone knew that I was a banana after I commented that it was ironic that I was the one fruit I hate. I think they were conspiring against me. Or I'm just really bad at that game. I ended up in the middle 9 times. Quick calculation: 9 times in the middle divided by 3 = 3 times that I had to sing in front of everyone. I am actually really self-conscious about singing in front of more than one or two people. The Japanese students were required to sing a traditional Japanese song, but I could sing anything. Song choices: Twinkle twinkle little star, the itsy bitsy spider (with hand actions), and once there was a snowman (again, with actions). It was embarrassing, and I swear my face was the color of a tomato, but somehow it wasn't as bad as usual. I don't know why, but by the third song, I was almost enjoying it. It also made me happy that I knew two of the songs that the Japanese students sang. Even though Maru maru mori mori is definitely not a traditional Japanese song, it was so cute when Kouki did it with the actions that I couldn't help laughing. I didn't know he would know the dance to that song!
We ended up playing until everyone sang at least once. I loved hearing my students sing.
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