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Two Years In: If you want my job, come and take it (really)

By ⋅ February 11, 2012 ⋅ 4 comments

Two years ago today I returned to Japan after a three month absence following the conclusion of the internship that brought me here in the first place. I was excited, hopeful, and jet-lagged, but most of all, I was overwhelmingly happy to be back in Japan. I had a week of training with a few [...]

Japanese people say the darndest things 2: My students

By ⋅ January 19, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

This post is brought to you by the Thursday class I refer to as my “life judges”.  Last week I did an activity to practice their writing skills.  I picked 7 pictures out of an 80′s English Textbook and they had to create characters.  We all took one piece of paper and chose a name [...]

Japanese people say the darndest things 1: My Manager

By ⋅ December 4, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

This post was bound to happen.  If you follow me on twitter at all, you’ve probably already seen some of the stuff that comes from the mouths of both my students and the Japanese people I work with. The adults I work around have surprisingly excellent senses of humor, especially considering they’re Japanese.  Usually, the [...]

Teacher post: Dealing with “The Mob”

By ⋅ November 26, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Generally, I like teaching on Fridays.  My students are easy to get along with, listen well, repeat well, and aren’t afraid to ask questions. There’s a class I have on Friday I refer to as “The Mob” in my lesson notes.  This isn’t because they’re likely to destroy me and my family if I betray [...]

Teacher post: Oh, Thursdays…

By ⋅ November 20, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Generally, I like my teaching job.  I can be very flexible with my lessons, I like my coworkers, and the pay relative to my schedule is great.  I’ve written mostly positive things about my teaching experiences and I try to think optimistically about my classes and students. When it comes to Thursdays, there’s a little [...]

Teacher post: The Wee Ones

By ⋅ November 12, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

I know I haven’t written much about teaching.  I’ve done most of my storytelling and ranting and laughing about my job with other human beings here.  I forget that teaching English in Japan is a topic many people are interested in finding more information on.  I have no shortage of things to say about my [...]

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  • Conducting some very important burrito research in ni-chome on the way home tonight. @ Rainbow Burritos
    http://t.co/mJabrO6Ll5
    2013/05/24 23:54
  • "Miso Soup" on an afternoon wander through Golden Gai.
    http://t.co/qvforx2DYa
    2013/05/24 19:40
  • Nice evening stroll near Okubo yesterday. Shinjuku proper makes a lovely background. @ 末広橋
    http://t.co/dCQixsbhMz
    2013/05/23 21:28
  • NEW POST: Short photo post of the University of Tokyo campus during our Misty Monday yesterday. Check it out here:
    http://t.co/R0TT4ijoBZ
    2013/05/21 14:00
  • I'm at a point in my life where walking down stairs in heels without holding on to a hand rail is all the adrenaline rush I need for a day.
    2013/05/21 12:50

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