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Farewell and Welcome Enkai April 14th

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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...

 
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Update for the Work Week April 24-29

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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...

 
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TV-Turnoff Week, April 24-30+

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....

 
harp

Life at Work Thursday April 13th – Friday April 21st

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I’ve already posted about ichinensei classes (please see my essay Another Week, Another Lesson) but there’s much more about life at...

 
harp

Another Week, Another Lesson: This Teacher is Humbled Yet...

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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...

 
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Japan! Monday, April 3 - Homeward Bound

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...

 
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Japan! Sunday, April 2

We relaxed a bit this morning, spending our time packing, reading, and practicing kanji, depending on who we were. :) Our lunch...

 
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Japan! Saturday, April 1

There was no view of Fuji today, which goes along with the weather change from yesterday's cold to much warmer today. We walked...

 
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Japan! Friday, March 31

Mt. Fuji was beautiful again this morning, definitely worth getting up for. I took time today to begin packing, since...

 
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Japan! Thursday, March 30

This was a much more relaxed day. Both Janet and I have personalities that require time for rejuvenation at home, and she is...

 
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Japan! Wednesday, March 29

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...

 
harp

The Start of School (April 10-12)

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Monday, April 10 th was the first day of school with everyone together. There were a few classes, but mostly it was freshman...

 
harp

Palm Sunday

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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,...

 
harp

Shingen-ko Festival: Kofu full of samurai!

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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...

 
harp

Friday April 7th My 24th Birthday!

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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...

 
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Kakkoii!! How a nerd is cool in Japan

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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....

 
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Japan! Tuesday, March 28

Today was a walking day, which we began by heading in the direction of Kofu. Our first stop was the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of...

 
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Japan! Monday, March 27

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...

 
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Japan! Sunday, March 26

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...

 
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Japan! Saturday, March 25

I was up first this morning, turning the heater on, making tea, and finishing up the potato salad. We all left early for school;...

 
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Japan! Friday, March 24

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...

 
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Japan! Wednesday/Thursday March 22/23

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...

 
harp

April 6th (Hanami, new Ogino, bread buffet!)

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Today was less stressful at school, but I still have lots of random papers and things to sort through and organize before school...

 
harp

April 3-5 2006

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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...

 
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Yankee or Rebel? What Your Speech Reveals

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%...