Student journal

Hey,

So I just read a student journal:

I want to beautiful face.
Just like Charly.
I want to more cute.
So I fite every day.
And I am going to cute.


I'm really not sure how I feel about this.  I mean, obviously it's flattering, but also it makes me sad - the idea of a little Japanese girl 'fighting' to look like a tall, pale, blonde woman.  And then another part of me admires her gumption - "I am going to cute"!

This reminds me a little of when a (drunk) girl at a party told me that she had heard about my au pairing experience and I had inspired her.  I was so happy to hear that, and then she carried on...  "You inspired me to do what I really want, so I got a boob job!"  Oh, the irony.  Never, ever did I think I would inspire anyone to get their boobs done!  The world works in mysterious ways!

Guess I just have to hope I don't inspire any Japanese girls to do anything crazy like try to bleach their skin.  Oh wait...  :S


In other news, our fundraising plans are coming along - I have spoken to the cafe where we will hold our fundraising lunch and they are in.  Now to choose a date...  Probably Dec 8th to give us a bit of prep time and make it Christmas themed.

The raffle is still going very slowly, although I have had another couple of people promise to buy tickets.  Hopefully I can sell a few to ALTs in Hiroshima this weekend.  Cross fingers!!

If anyone has any more fundraising suggestions, they are appreciated!

Hope you're all doing well and inspiring people in all the right ways.

xo