2014 – A Year To Teach
When reflecting over my 2014, what stood out most is how the balance of teaching to learning in my life has shifted towards the former and, whilst I’ll probably write another...
Category: Day-to-day
New years resolve
Every year I try to make a new year’s resolution that I’ll actually manage to keep forever – I see it as a good excuse/reason to make a life-long change in...
My apartment
Since I’m leaving I wanted to get some footage of my apartment here and thought I’d do a little guided tour for you, in case you are thinking of coming to...
Gomi rules
Gomi is rubbish, and Japan has a very strict set of rules regarding the handling and disposal of the different types. I recently finished reading If You Follow Me, a fun...
Bullet pointed weeks (and weeks and weeks)
Good lord it’s been a long time since I blogged. In my efforts to save money I’ve not been coming up to use the internet cafe much, and when I do...
Last day
Today is the last day of term, and I’ve just taught the last English class of, what I will assume to be the rest of my life. I’d like to say...
Time to go
Since I’ve now told Sensei, some close friends and, today, The Company, I think it’s time to share this news on the blog… I am going to be leaving Japan at...
Mail order mushi
The post offices in Japan aren’t just for buying stamps and posting letters, but also stock a huge range of leaflets advertising mail order shopping services. Not just your average tupperware...
Bullet-pointed weeks
Time is flying at the moment – in a mere five weeks it will be the end of term, and I’ll be faced with an unending expanse of time to spend...
Magazines
Just to say that the awesome Kat has offered to send me Wired, and the awesome Felicia has offered to send me Ebony – yay! Thanks very much to both of...
