: curry rice for lunch and a quick overview of their speeches; rain over the contest; the hall is full of students sitting school-by-school, teachers and few parents; first round with 1-nensei, then 2-nensei, and finally 3-nensei with ten minute breaks between for practice; E. and I play a Jeaopardy style game; putting them in groups is like moving water with your hands; the questions come out, they stare back in grouped confusion; some shutting down entirely; they’re tired, shy, and nervous; 5 of 6 of my students get placement with 4 moving on to the next round; 2 slices of pizza and a bag of chips for dinner; Japanese class, a new student, A. from Germany visiting her family in Iwamizawa for 9 months.
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