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Graduation, Last Day of Class, etc. (Feb. 26 - March 6)
This week was a sad week because I saw the last of my sanensei and taught my ichinensei for the last time. Graduation was March 1 st...
harp, 7 March 2006 |
Ash Wednesday
Last year I was well prepared for Ash Wednesday, with a rather extensive personal program planned out for Lent. This year, what with...
Another Study for Chocolate Lovers
It is nearly as dangerous to base life's decisions on individual scientific studies as it is on Bible verses taken out of context....
More on Critical Medical Decisions
What is worse, dying because you can't afford medical treatment, or dying because the cogs in a socialized medicine system decide they...
I Can Speak Japanese?!
On my walk back from Courtnay’s (Saturday Feb. 25 th ) I stopped in the music shop that I pass every time I walk to the train...
Last Full Week of School Feb. 20-24
And a full week it was! I stayed a long time after school every day for some reason or another. It was exhausting! I don’t...
Affluenza
Affluenza , by John de Graaf, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor (Berrett-Koehler, San Francisco, 2001) affluenza , n. a...
Weekend Update (Feb. 17-19)
I visited brass band after school to rehearse for the Live in Shirane concert I’m doing with them in March. We’re doing to pop...
Yeti ski trip
February 3-5 I went to Nagano-ken with the YETI group for a weekend of skiing. I had planned on ski on Saturday and recover on...
Glossary
I friend of mine has a glossary in her blog so she doesn’t have to keep defining the same terms over and over in each post. I...
Japanese Funeral
February 1 st was the funeral for Erika, the second year student in my high school who died suddenly. I went, and it was the first...
Language Learning Update 2/16/06
So, how’s my Japanese? It’s still coming slowly. I listen to Pimsleur tapes on my commute to work so I was very upset when I...
弓道Kyudo Update 2/16/06
I’ve been to kyudo club four or five times now and I’m enjoying it very much. On my third visit a student (Daiki) asked if I...
Speech Competition
Saturday (Feb. 11 th ) was the Yamanashi-ken high school recitation and speech contest. Shirane entered one student in the recitation...
General Update 2/16/06
I’ve hit the main points of the last few weeks in separate posts, but this is for the random details that don’t fit elsewhere....
Last 三年生 (3rd years) Class :(
It was very sad to say goodbye to my third years Jan. 31 st . As per one of the girl’s requests I made oatmeal chocolate chip...
In General (Small events throughout the week (end of Jan.)
In general the weather hasn’t been nearly as cold as it was before. It’s still cold, but nothing has frozen again besides my...
Bible Study
The last time I mentioned Bible study we had decided to get a little deeper into the word. After much prayer and anticipation we had...
Breech Birth: Vaginal Delivery vs. Caesarean Study Flawed
Fixed ideas, even if later discredited, are hard to dislodge. This is why urban legends and Internet rumors must repeatedly be...
End of the Spear
I haven't yet managed to post my review of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe , but I'll let End of the Spear sneak in ahead...
Brief Earthquake News
Janet sent word that she is fine after the recent earthquake , in case anyone had heard and was worried.
Tragedy at Shirane High School
At the morning meeting January 30 th the principal told us that Erika, a second year girl, had died suddenly the night before. They...
The Greatest Free Day So Far: Kyudo!
On Saturday, January 28 th I could only catch up on sleep a little before I had to be up and biking to Kose Sports Park to...
Presentation for 白根高校...
To the horror of my JTE’s I left the plans for the PTA presentation to the last minute. I managed to finish and give a pretty good...
Running
I ran again in preparation for running with the boy’s tennis club, but what started as a push-yourself-a-little 40 minute run turned...