Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Graduation/Goodbye Party




The 6th grade class at my smaller school held a party today since they will be leaving for Junior High after the spring break. All the teachers were there and some parents as well. The students put on a great show with highlights from all their previous years, danced and even sang. The teachers did a song too, so I was recruited to play a tiny tambourine alongside. The tiny tamborine is very effective in making a grown man feel like a total pansy. If you click the first picture you can see what I mean. This is a very small school, with around 120 students total. These kids have spent all six years of elementary school together, in the same class. There is only one class for each grade so the students know each other very well. It was moving and interesting experience and I was very honored to have been included. The kids closed by thanking all the teachers and bringing each of us a flower.

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My name is Sammie, I am a half-Japanese American. I moved to Japan to know my family and our history, learn the language and understand the culture. These are the records of my experiences living in Tokyo. Check the archives for posts from previous months, click any photo for a larger view.