365 days later, Sayonara

It's over. The teaching part, that is. Last week, everyday, I said goodbye to a school; on Tuesday it was Hayaso Chugakkou, on Wednesday Wasa Shougakko, on Thursday Kawabe Hoikusho and then on Friday I bid farewell to my Board of Education. After the long week of tears and speeches in front of entire schools, and considering that I had already formally said thank you and goodbye to my co-workers at the town office, I didn't have the energy to have another tearful departing. Instead I waited until nearly everyone left to go home for the day and then I too clocked out...