Sweet sorrow

November 30th was the last day for one of my kindergarten students. He is moving back to Osaka (mainland Japan) to live with his Dad. He and his Mom were living here in Okinawa just so he could attend our school. It is the only Christian Japanese School there is. In a way it is good that the family will be reunited, but it is always hard to say goodbye. I only knew Kousho for 3 months, but I enjoyed him so much. He is such a bright boy with so much energy. He loves to laugh and have fun and make his friends laugh. He wasn't always the easiest student to manage, but he is such a loving boy and has a very infectious smile. I miss him so much and our class is not the same without him. There is a certain level of life and energy that is missing in our class now and no one can quite replace it. You always feel a special connection to your first class as a teacher, and losing one student, even after only a short time of teaching them, leaves it's mark. Kousho, 大好き! (I love you!)