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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: let's play catch-up
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Thursday, September 9, 2010. I am abysmally behind. In my defense, blogger got blocked at school (where I usually played catch up, during exam time), and then I was busy, you know. Moving back to America. So let's back, back, back, back it up (back it up! The last big thing I wrote about - other than the tragic passing of frisbee man - was my brother's visit. .In January. Hah! Shamisen concert and enkai. The Higashi-Uji English Seminar. So, a co...
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: my students can be pretty creative when they want to be
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Sunday, February 7, 2010. My students can be pretty creative when they want to be. Today in my third year junior high class, we were practicing making excuses. We played a game that involved presenting them with a situation, which they then had to improvise a response for. Here are some of the highlights:. Don't use your cell phone in class! It was my sister. My mother is dead. You shouldn't eat that cake! The cake says "Eat me.".
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: September 2010
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Thursday, September 9, 2010. I am abysmally behind. In my defense, blogger got blocked at school (where I usually played catch up, during exam time), and then I was busy, you know. Moving back to America. So let's back, back, back, back it up (back it up! The last big thing I wrote about - other than the tragic passing of frisbee man - was my brother's visit. .In January. Hah! Shamisen concert and enkai. The Higashi-Uji English Seminar. So, a co...
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: November 2009
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Thursday, November 19, 2009. Facts you didn't know about the world around you. So, we're currently doing variations of the infamous "Country Project" in four classes - three low-level first year classes, and in the second-year international course. Essentially, students have to research foreign countries, make a poster, and give a presentation about it in English. 8220;Europa is in Prague.”. Do they know that? And, my personal favorite:.
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: the paperwork is in
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Tuesday, February 2, 2010. The paperwork is in. For now I feel pretty good about this decision, though come July I'll probably be crying everyday. Already I'm making plans to try and keep in touch with my school in a meaningful way. And as for the students, well, thank goodness that my unofficially favorite class has recently discovered facebook! So, that's that. On a slightly more frivolous note, here's some more cute student stories! And Italy...
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: April 2009
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Monday, April 27, 2009. Off to join the hordes. Two more classes, and I'm off to Mongolia. Monday, April 20, 2009. Classes are finally getting into full swing! And I am totally confused at all times. Our schedules have finally been more or less decided, but it's a totally different dynamic in almost every class we teach. (Excepting certain junior high classes, which are thankfully still headed by the indomitable Nakatani-sensei.). Last Friday, i...
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: winter break with onii-chan
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Thursday, February 11, 2010. Winter break with onii-chan. Okay, just a little more catching up to do before this blog is actually up to date for once. Starting from the end of December! For winter break I didn't travel anywhere.because my brother came to visit! Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion) -. Probably the most famous temple in Kyoto, which is saying something. It has an iconic stilted deck, and provides great views of the city. I really love ...
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: fall term, part 2 (November - December)
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Monday, January 25, 2010. Fall term, part 2 (November - December). To make the inherent craziness of this theater troupe even crazier, the show that we went to see was a Japanese language musical. And I said to her, "Humphrey Bogart is rolling in his grave.". Apparently it can happen spontaneously, especially to young, tall, slender men - all of which apply to David. (Fortunately he made a full, if long, recovery, and is fine now! That's right, ...
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: January 2009
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Tuesday, January 27, 2009. So, I know my last post is only a few hours old (and probably no one has even read it yet), but I mentioned that Kristin's recontracting decision was due today, because she is a third-year, and they have different procedures. Well, word is in: she's heading back to Canada and/or parts unknown. And why do we care? You might be asking. Well, let's consider this my official announcement, as well. I'm staying another year.
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan: September 2009
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Everybody Wants to Go to Japan. Everybody, Just Hold Hands. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. Tokyo Orientation, and Hoooong Koooong! I swear, time flies. Mostly when you're having fun, but sometimes when you're just plain busy. I see that last time, I left off just before Tokyo Orientation. On Saturday, July 25th, I caught the shinkansen. Paul doesn't speak any Japanese, so I'm always trying to tell him what the girls are saying: "They think you're really cool," or, "They want to know how tall you are," or e...
