Looks like I was supposed to bring a lunch today. Hmmm...this has never happened before. The other schools I taught at just order everyone a bento (a lunch box) but doesn’t look like it happened this time. Ok, now the teacher’s are talking about it and it sounds like I am going out with the third year teachers (or we are order bento). It looks like ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a great day. Jana picked Ryn and I up at noon and we met up with Beth and Kevin at a park in Tsukuba to view the cherry blossoms. After hearing about everyone’s spring break we enjoyed all the food that people brought. Jana’s language partner Taka joined us a bit later in the afternoon as did Andrea and Hiromi-chan (the new interTalk ( Read more... )

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Yesterday, interTalk held their first Easter Party for the younger students and it was a wonderful time. We dyed Easter eggs, had an Easter egg hunt, played bingo, and had the older students do a word find. It looked like all of the kids had a wonderful time.

Jana, Katie, and I decided to head to El Torritos after the ( Read more... )

Hiromi’s mom is teaching Jana and I to cook some Japanese dishes. A couple of weeks ago we went over to Hiromi’s house to learn how to make pork cutlets (tonkatsu) and croquette, Here are some pictures from that day!


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Saturday was one of the best days I have ever had in Japan! Last Wednesday, Jana, Hiromi, and I went to Sukiya for dinner and I asked Hiromi if she knew how to make croquette, a French word that the Japanese use. It is pronounced korokke. This is a wonderful dish that is made out of mashed potatoes and meat; it is then covered in a bread crust and ( Read more... )

Last night, Jana, Katie, and I went out to eat at cheap Italian Restaurant next to Beth and Kevin’s apartment. They have some good pizza and pasta dishes. We had a good conversation and got a bit of the weekend planned.

I am probably going to be doing another trip down to Tokyo on Saturday to pick up the last of the Christmas presents that I need ( Read more... )

We had natto for lunch today. Yup, fermented soybeans for lunch today. I even tried some. I had Maemura Sensei show me how to mix everything together and then I took a bite. It isn't as gross as I remember but it still is not something I would eat voluntarily. I didn't gag when chewing/swollowing, I did however take a couple huge gulps of water to ( Read more... )

The Why rain is out to get me update:

I am not paranoid. Rain is a living, breathing, evil thing, and it is out to get me. I have proof of this.

Exhibit A: My Trip to Mito

On Friday, I left school early to get to Mito so I could pick up my new visa. I left Ami, it was hot and the sun was shinning. When I arrived in Mito there were a couple of ( Read more... )

Last night Jana and I went running. It felt great and I really needed that run after the day that I had. The started off great but by the time I went home I was looking forward to the run.

I am still having major issues getting my driving record. I thought I had ordered it but it turns out that whatever was sent to me was incomplete and the Mito ( Read more... )

Do you remember me posting about that huge parfait? Well here are some pictures of that monster. It sure was good. Jana and I were not the only ones to eat it. Matt and Hiromi helped.

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