Here are some pics from school and baseball practice:

My classroom, 2-B. My desk was one away from the window in the front row.

The view from the teacher's desk at the front of the room

My friend, whom everyone called "Leader." He was in charge of saying "kireitsu" (attention) and "rei" (bow) at the beginning and end of each class-period, hence the nickname

Takabatake-sensei. He was my homeroom teacher and my class' English grammar teacher. Overall, a very awesome guy; very laid back.

Me and the guys

The all-dirt infield of the 野球場 (baseball field). The school and gym in the background

The baseball team (with a few players missing), and the club's three managers on the left

School got out for summer vacation yesterday, so consequently it was my last day of classes. It was sad to say goodbye to my friends, but we exchanged contact info so hopefully I'll be able to keep in touch with them in the future.

I still have baseball practice though, but now there's a twist. Today the whole team loaded onto a bus and drove about 30 minutes away to a nearby baseball stadium to practice with about 4 other local high school's teams. In all there were about 50 players there...by far the busiest baseball practice I've ever been at in my life. I was also surprised to find that there are coaches out there that are stricter than my team's kantoku. We practiced from about 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. with a break for lunch in the middle, so I must say that I'm pretty worn out. Tomorrow we do the same thing, and then on Friday we play scrimmages against the other teams. Should be fun.