On Vacation: Let's Start with Saitama and the East Capital
It's been less than a week since I left Goto and already so much has happened. I knew that this vacation, rather than be a time of R&R,...
Top 5 Moderately Neato Things I Like About Japan
Ever since I arrived in Japan and began seeing how the Japanese do things I have constantly made comparisons between here and the U.S. As...
Summer and the Whirlwind of Change Round 2
Picture of Sakiyama Junior High's VP and students marching during the opening ceremony of the track and field tournament. Mt. Onidake...
Bucket List Breckenridge
Last Monday between classes I was reflecting about Okinawa with a co-worker mentioning that I crossed a few items off my imaginary...
Akichabyo!
Akichabyo! That’s Okinawa-ben (‘ben’ means dialect) for “Oh my God”. Akichabyo, by all saints, yogis, and mystics, past, present, and...
PNR
By all that's holy the last time I published a post was after my journey to Nagasaki several weeks ago. In other words that was too long...
I Forgot I Lived in Japan
What a weekend. My legs are sore, I stayed up way too late Friday night/Saturday morning and Saturday night/Sunday morning, and I...
A Bad Case of Island Fever
I need to write. I need to express my emotions. I pondered different ways to do that and decided on uninhibited stream-of-conscious...
Chugging Along
Sakiyama Junior High Reflections Lately school is exceptionally delightful; I don’t have any complaints. I’m not even worried about being...
ウィル会
Bummer. I wasn't able to make it to Nagasaki last weekend. Last weekend Goto experienced some formidable weather with strong winds, high...
