stuff and things

One month is all I have left here. I'm torn about moving of course, like I always am. I'm convinced it's the right thing though, so that makes it a little easier.

In my perspective, Japan will always be a little bit bizarre. It's interesting the things I've gotten used to that I once thought were really odd. Like:

• sweeping the dirt/grass. I still think it's odd, but I really like doing it, it's quite relaxing actually.
• the nearly constant soundtrack that plays throughout the day at work. It'll feel weird not having music to eat, clean, and walk down the hallway to.
• masks. I hate wearing them myself but I often have the urge to give them to anyone who happens to cough or sneeze near me.

And then there are the things that I will never get used to. Like:

• phone noises. Just the other day I was in the teacher's room working on stuff, and I heard strange noises in the back of the room. I looked, thinking that we had a new handicapped student that I hadn't met. But nope. It was a co-worker on the phone.
• certain clothing choices. I was in the teacher's room really absorbed by the work I was doing, when a flash of pink distracted me. I looked up, and one of my co-workers was running around with a bright pink apron on and a bright yellow bandana on her head. No idea what that was about.
• men and very feminine pink. I saw an old man riding a pink bike a few days ago. Yesterday there was guy running past the school in a bright pink (like 80's bright) jogging suit. I've seen a man wearing a rather masculine hardcore biker outfit walking a chiuaua that was wearing a bright pink sweater.

I'm sure there are other things and I'll post them if I think of them. That's all for now folks!