After some back-and-forth discussion, some of us soccer fans decided to pull a near all-nighter and watch the USA vs Germany World Cup match, which meant going to a sports bar from 1-3 am to watch it live. Despite the 0-1 loss, it was a good result for the USA team and we go to the next round. GO USA!! Tokyo is one of those cities-that-never-sleeps, and a surprising number of people were out eating and socializing even at 3am. Many exhausted "Salary-Men" (as they are referred to) were dragging themselves home exhausted after a long day and night at their offices. Some were even sleeping on benches with their briefcases for pillows, which I had heard about but got to see first hand.
Today was the start of a 3 day Joint Conference with the 24 Japanese teachers before we return home. This is where we develop plans to work on ESD-related curriculum together and "play-forward" this unique experience we've had into a tangible project for our kids. This first day was mostly introductions, keynote speeches, and some presentations of past projects, so the real hard work starts tomorrow. It was fun re-uniting with the Japanese Delegation whom we last saw in San Francisco last May.
We all got together for a celebratory meal to roast our shared purpose and swap stories about our experiences. I made a early exit from all this because of the near zero sleep I had the night before!
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