The English teacher I work with here at Ueki-kita Junior High just asked me to write a short speech about my weekend for a little listening comprehension practice. After revising it, I realized I should do this more often before I go home in a few months and forget what life here is like sometimes:
My weekend was very busy, and very interesting. On Friday evening I played with my rock band "Funk Factory 7" at Live House Django in Kumamoto. It was our first show. I played the keyboard, and my friend Spooky played the guitar. We also had a singer, a drummer, and a didgeree-doo player. I was a little nervous before the show, but it was a fun and exciting experience. I want to play there again.
On Saturday my friends in Kumamoto performed a play. They wrote the play, and made their own costumes. They performed the play inside their apartment. They practiced very hard for many weeks. It was unusual, but very good.
On Sunday I woke up at 7am. I had a bad headache. I ate yogurt and a salmon onigiri at Seven Eleven and drove to Kosa-machi with my friend. We met a group of old men and cut down trees with axes and chainsaws. Next we put all the wood into a cave and set it on fire. We were making charcoal! After working we had a big barbecue meal, with fresh shitake mushrooms and wild boar. It was delicious.
I had a very good weekend. How was your weekend?
