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How to Be An Idiot Ten Times a Week
I ride my bicycle to and from school (or Hitachi station, on days when I’m at my other school) five days a week. So, there’s a couple of things you need to know about bike-riding in Japan. First, no...
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DisneySea!
A long while back, I went to Tokyo DisneySea with a bunch of my friends! DisneySea is the newest Disney park (and one of only two not owned by the Walt Disney Company–the other being Tokyo Disney...
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Epicurean Adventures, Pt. II of 216
Japan has a curious (yet wildly appreciated) custom called the “enkai,” which is sort of like a “dinner party” (but with many many varying degrees of fanciness). Insofar, I’ve had two enkais, both of...
View ArticleCommunicating
A very wise man I know says (present tense): Communication is the quest for understanding. To achieve understanding, listen, listen, listen. The goal of the JET Program, of me being in the location I...
View ArticleThings Are Still Different Here
Another set of vignettes. ** At my second school, I’m still doing (and correcting worksheets from) my self-introduction. I write all the answers down on the board, so they are easily copyable. Despite...
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Oarai
A month or two ago I went to Oarai aquarium. Here are some pictures! Click on them for big; there’s no extra comments anywhere. (I was going to, but then you’d have to hunt and peck for them, so I...
View ArticleThe 2010 Japan-America Pedestrian-Cyclist Resolution for Harmonious Coexistence
Committee: Human Rights Question of: Harmonious Japan-America Pedestrian-Cyclist Coexistence Submitted by: Someone who is sick of people not being able to share the sidewalk with a cyclist Recognizing...
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Arakawa sensei, 20 minutes before class, “can you make a wkst.” “Ok.” “I’ll make copies.” “Ok.” “Oops, I made too few copies.” Not knowing whether a student was a boy or a girl. “I don’t speak...
View ArticleGrading
One of the jobs that I have that many other ALTs don’t have is grading test essays. In fact, earlier today, I ran into two Interac friends who said they had to go into the office today because it’s...
View ArticleAn Update
Someone said that I should write words here or something. Hence. Today, bullet-form: 5:30am: Wake up. Hit snooze thrice. Prepare for the day. 7:00am: Head to Hitachi Station. 7:33am: Take the train to...
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