If you didn't know I have joined the volleyball team at my new high school. I was hoping to join swim team, but our schools' pool is currently being fixed, but that's no problem for me. My team mates and coach are great to me, and I quickly picked up on some Japanese volleyball terms! We have 2 (or sometime 3) hour practices after school and on Saturdays. We all work very hard, even in 90 degree weather in a gym with no air conditioning- "hot" isn't even the word to describe it. We do everything as a team- from setting up the net to stretching. Also, there are two, higher level girls on my team ( who are both really good volleyball players), we have to bow to them, call them "Senpai," and they make all the calls under the coach. We bow to our coach and call him "Sensei." You never throw a volleyball in the basket, instead you have to hand it to the coach, "Sensei." There is much respect and organization rules; these are all a large part of Japanese culture which I have become use to now.
Also, in each class in Japanese high school there is one or two students who are in charge of making sure the class does one specific thing. For example, one person may be in charge of making sure everyone turns in their science homework, understands what was taught in class, or finished any missed work. As of last week, I have been put in charge of volunteer work. My job is to plan and make sure, as a class, we do a few types of volunteer works in the community by the end of the school year; such as visiting a nursing home or helping preschool students in class. I am very excited for my new job in school, and it's something I think I would be particularly good at! I'll be sure to update everyone with any new details about it.
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