I haven't been feeling well for the past couple of days, with a runny nose, stuffy head, fatigue, etc., and I bottomed out yesterday after second period. I kept nodding off in the staff room and I must have not looked well, because the other teachers convinced me to go see the school nurse. So the nurse at Chitose, Miyo-sensei, is really nice, and she gave me some medicine and warm kabosu (lime) drinks. After that, I slept very, very soundly in a warm bed for over two hours. Guess I needed it. I've been feeling better since then, but not all the way back. I can do things like breathe through my nose now, so that is an improvement. The fact that today is cold and rainy probably isnt helping much though.
Chrismas is coming up soon, and this year I decided to send a package of stuff back to North Carolina and Ohio for everyone to enjoy. I decided to put a lot of "fun" items in there, nothing serious, but it if gives everyone a laugh/chuckle then I suppose mission accomplished. Of course, Japan is very far from the East Coast of the US, and time is running out, so it cost the same amount to money to mail it as the contents themselves. Good times at the Japanese post office. "Um, don't you have something a little bit cheaper?" Good Japanese practice. As long as it arrives on time and in one piece, right?
Of course, I have my own Christmas list as well... the big items are all DVDs, seeing as how they are either really expensive or not released here. Of course, there are plenty of edible items on there, got to have that comfort food. This weekend, there is a little Christmas event done by some JETs at an orpahanage in Oita city... songs, games, gifts, etc. Should be good times. I don't actually have any plans for Christmas day yet, so I will have to figure something out.