It’s grad time at Fujisawa High school
On Tuesday I attended my first graduation ceremony. I would describe it as a mix of happy and sad. I’ve only taught these students for 7 months now, but I’ve gotten to know them quite well, and I will miss them. The ceremony started at 10am and went for about 1 1/2hours. Later that day I went to a party that was held for the teachers who taught the graduates. It was a great day, though I would advise people not to drink beer, sake and whiskey. Leave a very sour feeling in your stomach the next morning…>_
sotsugyoushiki(grad)
The first and second year students.
The main stage. With flag and bonsai.
Handshakes and hugs.
Me with the grads.
Pic didn’t work out the way I wanted it to.
Me and Tomomi.
Me and Hiroki.
A Couple of notes. This was the third graders last day of High School, so it was a tear jerker. You can see my new suit in the pic as well. It’s a dark grey suit. I really should have bought a white tie with it, but oh well. Also, if you’d like to see bigger versions of these pictures(with more details), please email me and I’ll set you up. Right now, it’s hard to host them all as they are very large pictures. I resize them to fit my blog. I’ll tell you one thing. Grad in Japan is a very different thing than in Canada. It was very formal and very rigid. But I’m glad I had to chance to participate. I’ll be able to go to next years grad as well. Also, why are my cheeks so big in these pictures…>_
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