When an adult stares, it's just creepy. But when a child stares, it's cute. I came to this realization when shopping for groceries the other day...for some reason, five-year olds think I am the most interesting thing in the world. And I love it!
Yesterday, my school had a peace ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the atomic bomb. In the morning, I helped the children clean the school. Then, I had to stand up in front of the school and introduce myself in Japanese. Then the students did a presentation with slides and stories about the war. I couldn't really understand, but got the jist of it. Afterwards, a student asked me if I liked the ceremony...how nice!
My JTE told me that in a poll done in America, 99% of high school students believe the atomic bomb was necessary to stop the war. I didn't really know what to say, so I just asked her what she thought. She did not agree. It's a really sensitive issue here, so I am just going to try not to bring it up.
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