First day at school Part 2
The first day of school went awfully well.
No sooner had the kids got back, still full of energy after their massive ten-hour day, than four of Ruby’s new best friends converged on our place for a homework party. (Just as well we had a batch of muffins ready!) Talk about instant friends. And they were wonderful too; they settled down and did their homework, snacked out, played hide and seek for a bit and had a great time. Then all of a sudden, before you know it, it was time to go. And off they trooped. No-one knows where they live and how they got home—they just disappeared into the darkness.
Meanwhile Gigi and I went to test out his new soccer ball in the local park where we were joined by some of the younger kids from the walking group. We ended up having a great time playing around until dark. So if Day 1 was anything to go by, the kids appear to be fitting in OK.
Although Ruby informed us later that the girls who came around told her that she wasn’t under any circumstances to let Yu and Chika know that Rie had been around, because Yu and Chika had decreed that Rie was only to play with them, and if they were to hear about other Play Events occurring without their knowledge they would get jealous and there would be terrible scenes at school the next day. “I thought in Japan everyone was nice to one another and there wouldn’t be any of that stuff,” lamented Ruby. But there you go: proof that Japanese kids are just the same as kids elsewhere. Especially the Grade 6 girls.
This blog is about the adventures of a family of Australian barbarians spending two years in the islands of southern Japan. Stay tuned for regular updates on the food, the culture, the earthquakes, the wacky festivals, the school system and more. 
Comments
January 30th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Great to hear the kids are settling in ok. My sisters biggest gripe when she was in Japan (Yokohama) was the lack of insulation in the houses. She had to keep heaters on full time. The garbage thing was also of interest with local garbage Nazis keeping an eye on what goes in where.
January 30th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
Yeah I caught a cold in the first week not doing the heater thing right.
But we’ve got it sorted out now; you just have to keep certain rooms warm and get used to the idea of the other rooms being arctic.
As for the rubbish Nazis, so far so good but I’m sure I’ll get caught out soon…
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:47 am
Well I think the Capp family would have to be the best show in town. Forget the muffins!