“Stand up! 1, 2… Hello, Joshua-sensei!”

“Hello. How are you doing today?”

“I’m… hungry!… sleepy!… very very very happy!… sleepy!…. happy! And you!?”

“How’s the weather today?”

“CLOUDY!”

“Yeah, it’s cloudy.”

“Did you return to America for New Years, Joshua-sensei?”

“No, I went to Tokyo.”

“Oh, REALLY!? Whaaa!! Tokyo!?”

“Yeah.”

“You didn’t seem like you had fun.”

“… Lately everything hasn’t been fun.”

“It’s because of the cold.”

“It’s cold! Is America cold?”

“Even colder than here.”

“Whaa! No way! For real!? Whaa!?”

“How’s the ALT life going for you?”

“I have no complaints. I really love it here.”

“Are you going to stay another year?”

“Yeah, I think I’m going to try to stay all five years, honestly.”

“Really? Only one year? So, we will have another ALT next year?”

“Yeah.”

“Stand up! 1, 2… Hello, Joshua-sensei!”

“Hello. How are you doing today?”

“I’m… hungry!… And you!?”

“I’m fine.”