It's Sunday night, so thought I'd write just a quick weekend update ( Read more... )

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone ( Read more... )

Paragliding was great! We went to Mt. Aso which is about an hour outside of the city and very popular for paragliders. In the morning we had paragliding school where they taught us what to do. The instructors' English was limited, so before school we were handed a list of phrases in Japanese to learn. We learned how to say "keep arms up", "pull ( Read more... )

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Here are PHOTOS from the game: http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeAN2TNu4asWTC1A

Once a month I visit what the Japanese call a "handicap school". In Japan there are entire separate schools especially for students with special needs - mental and/or physical. My first thought was that it was a great idea - the students get an amazing amount of individual attention and help there. The teachers there, however, are a little ( Read more... )

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I woke up at 3:30am this morning to my bed shaking and everything on my shelves rattling. My first earthquake!! It scared the crap out of me, even though it was a small one. My first thought was, "Bush must have won the election and the world is coming to an end." My second thought was, "I want my mommy!" Are you still supposed to think that ( Read more... )

Not too many Japanese people celebrate Halloween - but the foreigners sure do ( Read more... )