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Exciting things in store at the JHS!
I'm REALLY excited about the next few months at the JHS.
Why, you ask?
The First/Second Year JTE is out on maternity leave. Okay, I'm not happy because she isn't here anymore. She's really nice and I like her. At the same time, I rarely taught in her classes and when I did, it was always the same thing. She never changed it up or tried new things ( Read more... ) -
Wow, it's been...a really, really long time.
I didn't realize that I hadn't updated in so long, everyone. Sorry!!! I never even finished talking about my Kumamoto trip!? Well, I'll try to get some pics online and I'll talk about it when I show them to you so that I don't clog the space now. How does that sound?
My excuse for being away for so long? I went back to the States for two weeks ( Read more... ) -
Uh-oh, Bunny has a keitai!?
Okay, so I've gone and caved. I officially have a cellphone now.
Last year, it wasn't such a big deal that I didn't have one, because I didn't know a lot of people. This year, I know more people and, also, I plan to go on more trips. If you go on trips and you're not in the same area as the other people, it's hard to meet up without a phone.
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花火大会 [hanabi taikai//fireworks exhibition show]: SENTOURO//"A Thousand Lights Festival"
Tonight, I went to 江迎千灯籠祭. Translated, I went to Emukae Town's Sentouro festival. Sentouro means "A Thousand Lights." It concluded with a 花火大会, or fireworks exhibition show.
It is called Sentouro because there is a huge pyramid made up of a thousand lanterns. Would you like to see pictures? For the main shot, my camera was a bit fuzzy, but when ( Read more... ) -
How can we make Peace? //Quotes from a student
When I wrote my article for the Nagasaki Beat, I e-mailed the students that I had addresses for and asked them to tell me what they thought about Peace and the Intensive, etc. Asami (who helped me find a dictionary) responded. Her reply came after I sent in the article, so I e-mailed it the editor. I'm not sure if it will be included or not, ( Read more... ) -
Nagasaki Beat Article: September Issue (Siebold Intensive Write-Up)
“Looking for a Perfect Sky: The Search for Peace”
By...ME!<3
The afternoon sky was blue and clear, not a storm cloud in sight. The area surrounding the Nagasaki Peace Museum and Park was populated with tourists from all over the world who had come to remember those who died during the atomic bombing on August 9th, 1945.
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Any suggestions?
While I was at the intensive this weekend, I met the guy who runs the Nagasaki Beat. I'm going to have a column every month (because two ALTs are leaving)! I'll probably write about the intensive for the first one; it's due on the 15th.
Anyway, what are your suggestions for a good column name? The current titles are:
Tom's 'Exciting Gomi' ( ( Read more... ) -
"You're gonna grin and bear it, your newfound popularity!"
I guess I'm officially popular? I've already gotten an e-mail from one of the students in my group (saying that she missed me already..so cute! Actually, when we left, some of them hugged me and almost cried; so did a girl from another group...). They gave me their addresses and I gave them mine. Actually, we also made a sheet for all of the ( Read more... )