On Friday (April 14 th ) we had the farewell and welcome enkai for the new year. I went directly after school with Yuko and helped...
Wow, I had no idea how far behind I was with updates! I continue to have too many wonderful experiences and not enough time to write...
I hear it's officially TV-Turnoff Week . Those who know me know I'm more likely to respond negatively to social pressure like that....
I’ve already posted about ichinensei classes (please see my essay Another Week, Another Lesson) but there’s much more about life at...
This year my schedule is full on Thursday and Fridays, which is not ideal, but it will work out. I teach four classes on Thursday and...
The Longest Day. Our last day in Japan , the first day of our return home, the 37-hour day in which we landed at Newark before...
We relaxed a bit this morning, spending our time packing, reading, and practicing kanji, depending on who we were. :) Our lunch...
There was no view of Fuji today, which goes along with the weather change from yesterday's cold to much warmer today. We walked...
Mt. Fuji was beautiful again this morning, definitely worth getting up for. I took time today to begin packing, since...
This was a much more relaxed day. Both Janet and I have personalities that require time for rejuvenation at home, and she is...
I was the only one up for a long time this morning, and was rewarded by a fabulous view of Mt. Fuji as I drank my tea in the...
Monday, April 10 th was the first day of school with everyone together. There were a few classes, but mostly it was freshman...
Kasia and Leslie spent the night at my place Saturday and we stayed up rather late talking. It didn’t keep me from getting up at 7,...
Saturday, April 8 th I had to work since it was the entrance ceremony for the new freshman. It’s a good thing I like my school and...
I guess I’m getting older. My birthday snuck up on me and passed without any great fanfare. Of course, I did celebrate when Mom...
I realize I am once again behind in this blog, but I had such a funny moment at school today I felt like writing a separate post....
Today was a walking day, which we began by heading in the direction of Kofu. Our first stop was the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of...
A stay at a Japanese-style hotel includes breakfast, and we had arranged for ours to be at 8:00. This was truly a Japanese...
We slept well last night and felt better this morning, which is a good thing because we had another busy day ahead of us. After...
I was up first this morning, turning the heater on, making tea, and finishing up the potato salad. We all left early for school;...
For years we slept on a mattress on the floor, and we've always enjoyed camping, but both of us found it hard to sleep the first...
I'm going to try to give a detailed picture of our trip to Japan, though the posts may come slowly, as they are long. Well, the first...
Today was less stressful at school, but I still have lots of random papers and things to sort through and organize before school...
Like I said, Monday (April 3 rd ) was a beautiful day so I was motivated to go for a run and clean up my apartment after my comfort...
This has nothing to do with Japan, except that a link to the site was waiting for me in an e-mail when we returned. I scored "38%...