When in Japan

Me checking the leaves to see if it’s fall yet:

When you get swept away by your students’ genkiness:

TFW you find out Pokemon toys are coming to a fast food restaurant:

Me right after someone says I’m good at using chopsticks:

The exact moment you realize you have become a nakama of your school

Saying good-bye to my students at the end of the day:

When certain areas in Japan become highly populated during cherry blossom season:

When the Japanese teachers know that you like Pokemon and they’re trying to get you to sing during karaoke, so they suggest Mezase Pokemon Master and you wonder why they know the title:

When I bring my Haunter plush/figure/picture to a lesson and my students don’t mistakenly call it Gengar:

When the end of the year feels trip gets a two-week extension without your permission:

When your students start chanting one-syllable words at you and you get flashbacks to science class:

When you see your students engage in some kind of questionable activity but you just stand there and watch out of curiosity:

When a teacher apologizes to another teacher about something but then the other teacher apologizes back out of politeness and you watch them engage in what looks to be a bowing competition: