"I like to make a cake" Is not completely grammatically wrong right? I mean it works because you can break it down as 'I' = subject, 'like'=verb, 'to make' =infinitive verb, but then cake doesn't need the article 'a' or it will mean "I like to make one particular cake," although it still doesn't sound right. Normally you'd say "I like to make cakes" or "I would like to make a cake."
Can someone give a better explanation as to why this is awkward? Is it correct? God this is boring stuff sorry.
So in the midst of my grammatical exploration I was told that 12 students from the 3rd grade are having to perform a hyaena dance from The Lion King. WHAAAA! Crazy!! I watched this stuff today and I swear like half of the dance majors I know would be like "Really? Jr high school kids with no dance experience are going to do this?" but my friends... this is Japan and they are all super crazy strong kids ironically. I offered to video interpret this one minute long dance so I stayed after school and worked with three boys and my JTE to get through the first 24 counts they will be teaching tomorrow. Tomorrow is also on of my elementary school days where I get out early so I also offered to come again. I love dance and if this is the exposure I get to it then.. go with the flow.. right? It's pretty awesome and the kids did 2.5 pirouettes with spotting. I know.. I was impressed too. They also have incredible musicality. What is wrong with American school systems. Will someone please tell Americans to come over here and look at how amazing this is.
I talked to my Papa and my mom yesterday. The answer to American's failed school system lies in Standardized Testing. I mean fo shizz. I hated those things and every 5 minutes students are learning stuff they need to know for the SOL's.. not learning crazy hyaena dances and preparing one month for a one day long sports festival.
I have no idea when they will be performing their lion king dance.. but I did hear they're putting on some part of the play in Japanese. It's also sweet they take time out of their school day to do this. Ya know, just free periods to do really fun things.
Today I had to call Zushi sensei to find out if I could skip office time tomorrow and go to Uto-chu. So I pulled out of the parking lot, looked at my phone, only to realize my great super amazing wonderful supervisor had read my mind. I called him and said "Zushi sensei.. my man.. how are you today?!" "Good Meary Maagareto, How are you? Are you tired?" "No, Zushi sensei I am super genki today!" "OOOOOoooooOOOohhhhh goooooood!!!! uuhh... Meaaarry Maaagareeeto welcome party uhhhh... jyu-gatsu... uuhh..October.. sanjyu... Ok?"
"Another welcome party.. yes that day is OK!" "Zushi-sensei, tomorrow Nogami shou, 2:00.. finish. Next... Uto-chu ikimas. Daijyobu desuka?" "OHhhh HAI Meary Maaagaareeto. Hai, daijyobu desu." "Okie dokie." "okie DOKIE!" "ok byebye!"
I heart that man alot.
So he was calling to see if the date for my welcome party on October 30th would be ok. Weird, I thought I already had a welcome party but BRING IT ON!!! I love parties with my bosses. Then he said it was ok for me to go to Uto tomorrow. YAY! Life is good.
Yay! Elementary school tomorrow!
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