Since teaching is one of my two jobs, it's interesting to see how things are done in other countries. I must add I only teach part time in a couple of universities (plus several private lessons here and there) so I'm not as busy as you are.
The great thing about Japanese universities is that we only teach about 14-15 lessons per course during one academic year. That means that I'm on holiday for almost six months every year: we have the spring holidays (mid-January to early April, when the academic year starts), the summer holidays (end of July to mid-September) and the end-of-the-year holidays (end of December to early January).
Since teaching is one of my two jobs, it's interesting to see how things are done in other countries. I must add I only teach part time in a couple of universities (plus several private lessons here and there) so I'm not as busy as you are.
The great thing about Japanese universities is that we only teach about 14-15 lessons per course during one academic year. That means that I'm on holiday for almost six months every year: we have the spring holidays (mid-January to early April, when the academic year starts), the summer holidays (end of July to mid-September) and the end-of-the-year holidays (end of December to early January).