It was Weechan's first day of school on Monday. Well, not really, considering she has been going to school for a couple of years now. But her first day of Japanese elementary school.
And it's strange, maybe it's my British background, but the buying of the uniform, and the school satchel and all of that somehow made it seem like her real first day of school for me, even though she will probably only go there for a couple of months each year.
Luckily, our nextdoor neighbour's daughter K-chan is also starting school this year so she has a friend there already.
So it was the first day of first grade, and because our surname starts with the 2nd letter of the Japanese alphabet, Weechan is number 1 in her class so she was first into the hall for the entrance ceremony too.
The older kids showed the new kids to their seats, which was a nice touch, and this half African girl was chosen to make Mairi feel at home. She was really nice.
Nerves were raw.
The obligatory ceremonies...
Then first out, with the new teacher, Ms U.
The view over the city from the 1st year classroom is breathtaking.
The girl nextdoor's name starts with "I" too so she sits next to me!
Who's going to do her best at 2 schools?
"Hai!"
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