And it's only 2 o'clock!

What a day I've been having. I was teaching at Hagi-Higashi Chugako (East Hagi Junior High) today. I had three classes of 3 nen-sei (14 / 15 year olds). The first class was like an advanced English volunteer class. The only thing was, after I introduced myself, I didn't understand a word! It was entirely in Japanese. I found myself wondering what the point was, but welcome to Japan.
My next class was pretty painful. There were 4 boys acting like little s**ts the whole time (there is no discipline in Japanese schools), so I finally stared one kid down, and got the other three to stand on separate corners of the room for the rest of the class. The teacher did nothing, so it was a little frustrating and I didn't know how far I could go, but at least next time I'll be prepared.
The funny thing is, my next class ran like a dream. The kids listened, asked questions (in English !?!) and got into the games.
I managed to finish by 1 o'clock, unlike poor Jo, who is still there and only had her first class at 1:20.
I then headed to the Board of Education and sorted out when I am taking holidays, went shopping for some bare essentials - a hair dryer, some Ribena and some biscuits and chocolate, then got home and booked my flights for Singapore and Malaysia for Christmas. It's very exciting. . . . And it's only 2 o'clock!