"We're on vacation, you know?" I asked.
"Yeah man. When school starts that's it. This is it man. It's on." Alex replied.

On September 2nd, summer vacation was over. Junior high schools in Kitakyushu City resumed classes. Most of us had half-days with opening ceremonies in the morning and the closing of school at lunch.

During an ALT meeting after a week of classes, one of my friends asked me, "Did you feel the culture shock since school started?". A lot of us answered yes. September marked a month of major adjustment to the Japanese school system and its kids. I'd never worked with kids before...

September also signified the switch from taking stills on my vidcam to shooting with an actual digital still camera - I finally bought one.

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