School's out for Chuto

Just had my last lesson of the semester with Tsunan Chuto. I won't be with those students until September and I think I'm going to miss them. They're a great set of kids and they're always enthusiastic, even when an activity doesn't go as well as planned.

The only lessons I have now until I go home on Monday are five lessons with Tokamachi Koko tomorrow. they'll be my final lessons ever with Toka Koko and I'm trying not to think about how upset I'll be at the end. In the last lesson I had with class 1-5 I was presented by goodbye cards from EVERY student. Each card was hand made and you could tell the students had put a lot of effort into them. They will be something I'll treasure.

It's strange to think that I won't be going to Tokamachi Koko anymore after this week. Stranger still to think I'll be in the same situation with Tsunan Koko and Chuto this time next year while remembering how quickly the year has gone by. One year to appreciate my schools as much as possible AND try to work out what to do next year. Or, more likely, one more year to bury my head in the sand.