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RETHINK
Several months ago, our local newspaper (or perhaps it was Parade Magazine ; I don't recall) asked readers for their one-sentence...
sursumcorda, 22 May 2006 |
End of the Week Update Wed-Fri. May 17-19 (kimono,...
Surprisingly, it’s been another busy, but wonderful week of experiences. Wednesday I took the afternoon off (I had no classes) and...
Xylitol
There's nothing like a little foreign travel to open your eyes, and while we were in Japan my eyes discovered xylitol , which appeared...
Two Reasons Why We Need to Read Beyond the Headlines
I like to check out Google News every morning, and I'm especially interested in their Health section. Today there were two...
Tongue Twisters
Can you say "toy boat" quickly three times? I can't, so I included it in my list of tongue twisters my students could pick...
What Talented People Knew All Along
Thomas Edison said that genius is 5% inspiration and 95% perspiration. Anders Ericsson, a psychology professor at Florida State...
Freakonomics
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden side of Everything , by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner (William Morrow,...
Update May 7-16 (running again, English Free Zone, Sports...
Not too much happened last week but I’m sure I’ll find a way to go on and on about it. Sunday morning, May 7 th , I decided to...
But You Don't Have to Pay for It Now
When I was in high school, a semester course in economics was required for graduation. I managed to convince the school to accept an...
Golden Week Holidays #2+3 (May 4-5)
Having been out all day Wednesday I was feeling a little sick again, so I canceled all plans and just stayed home. It was the first...
It Felt Like a Real Date
Any extravagance around the time of a birthday counts as part of the celebration, and thus comes without guilt. Thus when Porter wanted...
My Biking Adventure
Well, it turned out to be not so much of an adventure after all, which was a good thing. But you would have thought it was something...
Golden Week Holiday #1: Day in Sutama
Wednesday, May 3 rd I spent a leisurely morning before Shimizu sensei and her husband and son picked me up at 11:30 for a day at...
Pre Golden Week update April 29-May 2
At Bible study at Adden’s it turned out to be just Adden and me. We had good discussion about Matthew three and four. Then he...
The Weekend of April 22-23 (Passover, Japanese Dance,...
Saturday morning was the only precious hours I had to myself this weekend, though as usual I can’t complain about the adventures I...
Niko’s Music Party Thursday April 20th
Niko’s friend picked me up soon after I got home from school and went to Niko’s new place for her thank-you music party. She had...
Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday April 22-23 (Ryuo...
I have to say this was the most unconventional Holy Week of my life given that school started the same week, we had the farewell party...
Farewell and Welcome Enkai April 14th
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...
Update for the Work Week April 24-29
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...
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....
Life at Work Thursday April 13th – Friday April 21st
I’ve already posted about ichinensei classes (please see my essay Another Week, Another Lesson) but there’s much more about life at...
Another Week, Another Lesson: This Teacher is Humbled Yet...
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...
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...
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...
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...