Goodnight November

I'm sleepy... and I can't help but think of how symbolic being sleepy right now is.

It's 11PM on the 30th of November... and being sleepy and wanting to go to bed already basically sums up my November perfectly.

This has got to be the busiest month I have lived... ever.

Work... two part-time jobs... Japanese class... studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test... writing and practicing a Japanese speech to hopefully participate in a Speech contest next year... man oh man.

I can barely remember how many days... or evenings... or... 5-hour periods I've managed to just sit down... and do absolutely nothing.

But, now, as November comes to an end... and my body is sleepy and drained of most its energy... everything begins to calm down.

My Japanese test is this upcoming Sunday... so things pretty much have settled down now. If I don't know my shit by now... no point in really cramming now. I obviously can say that... since I actually feel confident and am not panicking... heh heh.

My business English part-time ends next Monday... but, even though I still have one class... I'm mostly planning on just having a conversation class... a.k.a... just sit and talk about random shit... heh heh.

My other part-time job... it unfortunately comes to an end as well. Since the beginning of this year, I began teaching 4 kids weekly. However, the main mom told me that the other mothers' schedules are not as free as it used to be... so, they had no choice but to end the lessons. I'm a bit bummed about it... because... yeah it was good money, but really... I was actually proud of my kids' progress. We couldn't carry on an English conversation... but, comparing them to other kids... I felt that they had come a long way since we started. They actually learned the alphabet... and how to write it. That alone is quite a feat for a Japanese elementary kid... and one kid actually had really nice handwriting too. We all grew a close bond with each other... and though I wasn't the best teacher... and my apartment wasn't your typical learning environment... they really enjoyed English and looked forward to my class.... which I think is the most important thing for kids. I can only hope that I have opened a new world for them... and that they continue to show the same eagerness and enthusiasm in learning English in the future. I'm going to miss them kiddos!

But, yeah... I digress... point is that all these things are coming to an end. This month has been quite stressful... I've been hella busy and have barely had time for myself... but, I don't regret any of it. I have never felt as productive and accomplished as I have been this month.

So, now I stand here sleepy and ready to end my November... put it to rest.

Hopefully... with me going to sleep in November... I am able to wake anew and refreshed in December.

... and if that doesn't work... the new year is just around the corner... and the break that goes along with it to get some guaranteed rest... thus actually having a fresh start in 2011!

Anyway... goodnight November... and to everyone else out there!