Dutch girl in Japan dairy

Friday, February 23, 2007

Mega Seiha International

Well hii guys!

Something really important happened to me lately. I got accepted by Mega Seiha International. A preschool where they teach mostly Japanese children English. Last week i went to Shibuya (alone) to have a lesson. Its not teaching children lesson now, but they explained how to teach. We all got serveral papers with the teaching method and a video tape. Together we watched the tape. Mr. John, the Vice-president, explained us everything we want to know.

Together with me, there were 2 other people. Sanae and Fijio-san. A woman and a man. They were both japanese and much older than i am.
Sometimes i feel a little awkward that i am still so young (19), but Makoto said i shouldnt worry about it, because i cant help it.

anyway, when the lesson was over John took me to the head office in shibuya again, to talk about our next appointment. Also sanae went with us to talk about insurance and stuff.
We all got the papers and video about the Hello Course. For children from 0 to 3 years old.
In the office i also go the papers and video for the Hello course (4-8 years).
And the Video for the ISS course, the guidebook for foreigners plus a lyric book.

Now i have to learn at least the hello course from my head. the lesson, the signs, the songs and dances. everything. I dont know why, but if i see the video tape it makes me very happy and i cant wait to start the lessons. I am also very happy that they are teaching with Team-Teaching. which mean Japanese teacher AND a Foreign Teacher.
Its still a part time job, but i am sure i can enjoy the lessons with Joy Joy Hency. The mascotte of Mega Seiha. . .

http://www.joyjoyhency.com

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Here i am again

Hello!! I am sorry for the delay! I havent write in a long time! Well let me tell you what happened to me so far! My husband visited the Netherlands at the 12th of Januari 'till the 16th. His mother also went with him. It was her first journey out of Japan. We just went home by car that day, because they were very tired. I introduced them to my family and we ate the dinner all together. The next day we were going to see my city, Bergen op Zoom. My mother-in-law really enjoyed it. She watched everything with care!

The next day we were having a Wedding / Goodbye party for friends and family. So many people came to my house! It was amazing!
A hairdresser also came to my house to do my hair, because it was kinda special day. Makoto and his mother were so suprised about the family members that i have. But this wasnt all yet. My mother has 14 other brothers and sisters and my dad is with 8 which one died.

The next day we went to Amsterdam. First we went with the tram to the Anne Frank House. Its a very special place where the famous Judish girl Anne was hidden during the second world war. She was writing a diary which is so famous now. Ever since I was a little girl, i was very facinated by her.
After that we went for some lunch and then to the National Museum (Rijksmuseum). It was kinda boring for me, since i really dont care about arts so much. lol...

The next day they went back home. It was kinda hard for me, but a couple of days later i went to Japan!!! finally.
This time I took the Airline: Lufthansa.
I had to transfer in Frankfurt. Because of the bad weather the other day, we had a lot of delay! I had to run to the gate in Frankfurt.
But i made it safe in Japan finally.
What I really noticed was that it was much more colder than in the Netherlands!! Am i so spoiled.

Right now i am having an enormus jetlag. Specially my mom-in-law wakes up around 5 am, so if she is in the living room/kitchen, i am very much awake by it.

Yesterday i went with Wada Chizu-san (an teacher who learns children English), my good friend, to the chinemas! That was really fun. We went to the movie: Marie Antionette.
I really didnt know anything about the movie actually and i couldnt understand so much. Its about the Frensh Revolution bascially... but still.. i dont understand.
Maybe i should look it up in wikipedia!

well thats it for today!
Talk to you later soon!

Tenshi

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Christmas

A few nights sleeping and its Christmas again! if i think about the good days a year ago! I shouldnt...
I cant say i am having the Christmas spirit this year. It has been 6 months since i could see my hubby and its really heavy..
I know that people are saying: You chose for a relationship like this" but we didnt ask to fall in love. It just happened.
But well, just to come into the little spirit i have downloaded some Christmas songs. This is my top 5:

Mijn top 5:
1 All I want for Christmas is you ~ Mariah Carey
2 So this is Christmas ~ Celine Dion/ John Lennon & Youko Ono
3 Last Christmas ~ Tomizawa Michi/ Wham
4 Angels we heard on high ~ Shinohara Emi
5 When a Child is Born ~ Boney M.

All I want for Christmas... yeah.. it could only happen! My hubby in front of my door suddenly with Christmas But i dont believe in fairytales anymore.
I just have to do my best when we have the family dinner at the 25th at the restaurant and wait patiencly for 12th of Januari!
Then im gonna see my sweetheart finally again! after 7 long months waiting.

Merry Christmas to you all
and a Happy New Year!

~X~
Tenshi

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Gomen nasai

Hello,

Its been a while since i last posted here. Actually I totally forgot!!! Gomen nasai *bows Deeply.*

I have been so very busy lately, since i have a new job in a house for disabled people. I dont meet the clients so much, just i clean their rooms, floors, toilets, bathrooms etc etc.
Its really fun to do.
Also the women from the S&L zorg (means the house work job. they take care of beds, fridges etc.) are very kind to us. They really help us a lot. We have to do one complete house (with 6-7 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 3 toilets, 1 living room and 1 kitchen in 45 minutes. Its really not enough, but we try our best.
Today we got our Christmas Package from the S&L zorg. The Christmas Package is kinda normal here. They put some food and drinks in a big box and some other little things and the bosses give it to their employees. Its really fun!
In mine there was a bag where you can put things in (really funny, Ill take a picture later) with some coffee, thea, chocolate, cream and some cookies. It was really sweet!

Next week there is a Christmas Party of the Hago ( the cleaning company i work for as a subsitute). I am invited to the party, but i dont get anything there, because im a subsitute. I really think its discrimination. Why inviting me if i cant do or have anything? But well, i dont care so much.
(to be continued)

I also got very big news! I got my visa yesterday! Well, that means, i got the application form to get it from the embassy. Makoto sond me the very day and right now i am waiting for the package to arrive. I am so exited!! He also sond me some curry!!! It runs out here pretty fast! haha!

Anyway, ill update you later when i go to the embassy next week. I expect the package will arrive tomorrow... FINALLY!

Very much greetings
~X~
Tenshi

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Making the dress

Yesterday I went to Yvonne's apartment again. I was kinda late, because i really was sleeping well hehe. Gomen ne.

Anyway We still had to find a skirt for the dress and some other stuff. We found them and made a drawing for them. When we drawed everything out on the right centimeters, we could start washing the equipment. You see, when you buy the material, you always have to wash it with vinegar first. I really dont know why, but i am sure Yvonne knows lol

Anyway, we were finished for today. We couldnt do so much, because we had to wait for the washmashine to be finished. So we went to the supermarket to eat something. I was so hungry. When we were watching some TV show, my hubby suddenly called me. lol. He told me if i would go home, he would wait for me. Ok, there wasnt anything to do anymore, so i went home.

Next saturday we will probably finish... i really hope so. I really cant wait!

~X~Tenshi

ps. sorry no pictures, because my cellphone was nearly dead.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Well,
Lately i have been to my friend a lot since we started working on the dress. I am so happy with it. Also because i like to see my friends and got something special with it. I first met Yvonne at the petshop i worked for and since then we are friends because we both like Japan. Unfortunately we didnt see each other so long... didnt contact anything, but since a little while ago we see each other again ... yokatta ne

Anyway. We made a test body from the dress to look if everything was alright. We had to change some things. Today we went to the local market to get some material. it was really fun to do! Of course i dont know about it all so much, so Yvonne advised me really a lot. I am so gratefull to her!I saw a pretty dark blue cotton substance for the dress itself and a beautifull white one i felt in love with.It was only for the blue one 3 euro per meter and the white one was 5 euro for a meter.
so 4x3= 12
and 1x5= 5
which mean 17 euro. plus i needed some other things. totally it costed me 25 euro...

i am so happy now. now i got the stuff to make the dress. although we still have to do a lot of things, for example make a patron for the sleeves, washing the substances and stuff like that, its finally gonna make some sense now. I really cant wait to make the dress.

oh yeah i want to embroid the kanji Chiba on it. can some one help me to get some example. it has to be kanji i think or if it doesnt romaji will be fine too! please help me!

Sunday, October 15, 2006

im on vacation right now lol.
its finally vacation one week here in the netherlands. i dont have to work until thursday, so i vsited my friends.
As i maybe told before, i am going to make a dress with Friendsgate member Yvonne84! I am so exited about it. I desided to make a kinda cute maid dress. She told me i could better start easy so this is perfect i think. Today i designed a lot of clothes I might make in the future.

You can see in the pictures:1 the example. This is my idea what i a want to make.2 the drawing of the idea.3 calculating and look how long everything is. ill update you soon again.i go to her house tomorrow again...