Actions Turning into Routines

The next days, I felt like I was slowly getting used to the usual routine. Waking up, taking a bath, loading my train card, going to school on a train, getting to every class, trying to understand the lessons, sight-seeing and shopping after school, getting home, fixing my stuff, and getting ready for the next day.

An irregular process turning into a daily routine. I started getting used to the Japanese way of life here in Kobe. During the second and third days, we visited Caterpillar Japan Akashi Plant and Kimpo Elementary School respectively.

The Caterpillar Japan Akashi Plant was interesting for me since I want to become a mechanical engineer someday. I was always curious about how things were made. After the tour of the spacious factory of Caterpillar, I saw the efficiency of Japanese people and how organized they were. They had countdown timers every station to keep the production of Caterpillar machines going as smooth as possible.

Kimpo Elementary School was a wonderful place to learn more about the younger generation of Japanese people. They were all very energetic and enthusiastic to meet us. After playing games and showing them the difference of our culture from theirs. They enjoyed having us visit and teaching them some simple Filipino words and culture.

The days grew longer and more tiring, but all these experiences relieved us of all our tiredness. Experiences that will always be treasured and never to be forgotten.