Japanese school

Penny and Max started Japanese school in February!

I have had some regret about not teaching them Japanese until now.  But, Japanese words do not instinctively come first for me when speaking, so speaking to them in Japanese would be somewhat of a forced and difficult thing to do.  Also, since learning Japanese was quite a disciplined experience for me growing up, I didn't want to add that stress to their lives.

However, in discussion with Minkz, he expressed the desire to teach them, so we decided to try it. The local Japanese school has a "Japanese for English speakers" track which is perfect for them. They started in February and are enjoying it. The teacher mix in Japanese language and culture and do a lot of art.  I feel like it is opening their eyes to another world.  I'm also starting to feel like part of a community that I have been away from for a very long time.