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At Inlingua

Posted in IrishOboe

I came early to my first day at Inlingua, and the teacher is sick so we have a substitute, but we will start a half hour late.  So...

 
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Hallelujah!

We spent over four hours at church this morning and heard not one word related to the Super Bowl!  I'll bet not many in this country can...

 
harp

Friday and Sunday (Feb. 2 and 4)

Posted in IrishOboe

I hope you don’t mind the get-it-as-it-comes approach, but I’m finding it easier to sit down and write what I feel like...

 
harp

Smoking in Switzerland

Posted in IrishOboe

So I heard so much about how smoke is everywhere in Europe.   For example, if there’s a non-smoking section in a restaurant,...

 
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Date Format

Talking with Janet about the confusing differences between date notation in the U.S. and in Switzerland (month-day-year vs....

 
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We're Fine

Having just received my third "are you okay???" message, I guess I'd better make a post.  We were under a tornato...

 
harp

Some Random Observations

Posted in IrishOboe

The Famous Rhein  I like the Basel traffic system.  My guess is the fastest way to get around is by tram, then by...

 
harp

A Very Good Day

Posted in IrishOboe

It’s hard to understand the emotions during big life changes even if they are somewhat temporary.   Yesterday I was in a kind...

 
harp

End of the First Week (Wednesday, Jan 31)

Posted in IrishOboe

Whew!   I’m exhausted, and I’ve been sleeping more than anyone else in the family, only excepting Tamino.   Today I...

 
harp

Some interesting views

Posted in IrishOboe

It's too late to write about my day before bed, but here are a few random pictures that won't fit into the monologue when it does get...

 
harp

One Moment Snow, the Next . . .

Posted in IrishOboe

I took this picture from my window January 27th. I took this next one January 29th.

 
harp

Skipping to Germany for Food

Posted in IrishOboe

Today after madly dashing off some important emails in the morning that I hope I haven’t sent too late, Stephan and I took the...

 
harp

The First Five Days in Switzerland

Posted in IrishOboe

Has it been five days since I arrived!   I hardly know how to count time.   I sleep too little, eat bread and cheese, go into town...

 
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Good Article on the Teaching of Writing

Check out this essay by Andrew Pudewa on teaching writing .  I've been perusing his site, which I find very interesting, and...

 
harp

Electricity 101

Posted in IrishOboe

What constitutes a passing knowledge of electricity?   If I was in Japan, where 30% is a passing grade, I know what I need to.  ...

 
harp

Family Fun

Posted in IrishOboe

Here are some pictures of the dear family I'm staying with.  Anu in front of the house early in the morning  ...

 
harp

My New Home

Posted in IrishOboe

Here are a few quick pictures from my new place of living.  I think I beat the time it took me to post house pictures of Japan by...

 
harp

Some Basel Sights

Posted in IrishOboe

Now that I have internet and power I am tired and have too much to write!  In an effort to boost my energy level I'll start with a...

 
sursumcorda

Voice from the Past

Jon alerted me to this performance by a man singing a duet with himself as a young boy soprano.  The idea itself is moving, and the...

 
harp

First Post from Switzerland

Posted in IrishOboe

I don't think the Swiss use the exclamation mark, or at least I can't find it on this keyboard.  If zou didn't figure...

 
harp

The Very Beginning (Tuesday, January 23, 2007)

Posted in IrishOboe

Here I am, sitting in the Orlando airport waiting for the flight before my flight to Charlotte to leave the gate.   If the rest of...

 
harp

New Life International Baptisms at Lake Yamanaka: Three...

Posted in IrishOboe

On Sunday, July 30 th 2006, my last full Sunday in Japan, I went with everyone associated with New Life church plus friends and...

 
harp

Harping is Fun!

Posted in IrishOboe

I'd like to be able to provide pictures and movies as my adventure in Switzerland unfolds.  Playing my harp for you seemed to...

 
harp

Japanese World Map

Posted in IrishOboe

I'm fooling around with this blog trying things out, so here, for your amusement, is the world according to the Japanese.

 
sursumcorda

What Hath Judge Green Wrought?

Taking up Janet's challenge , I'm attempting to put a YouTube video in this post.  Being perennially out of date and out of touch, I...