So I've been teaching for over two months now. Would you like to know what sort of people I've been teaching, and how I feel about them? I'll assume your answer is yes.

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I found a new drink. It's called "Zooce." That's a combination of "Zoo" and "Juice." What does Zoo Juice taste like, you ask? According to the bottle, it tastes like a "fruit parade." Anyway, I love saying Zooce ( Read more... )

Today I found out that one of my students wants to quit because she isn't enjoying our classes. They're private classes, so, if she doesn't like me, it would definitely impact her enjoyment of the class. Still, I generally enjoyed my classes with her and thought they were going okay. Granted, they're on Saturday morning, so I may have looked a bit ( Read more... )

I don't know how you feel about globalization, but it creates some awesome mutant offspring. For example, an onigiri (or rice ball) is traditionally a lump of rice covered in seaweed. It also typically has some kind of filling in the middle. The question has always been what to put in the middle. Well, seven eleven has the best answer: cheese ( Read more... )

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Today I went to the fertility festival in Inuyama, Japan. It is more commonly known as the penis festival.

It was good times, and filled to the brim with phallic imagery. Penis lollipops, hot dogs with the ends modified to look like the head of a penis, and, that old classic, chocolate covered bananas. And I'll be damned if those bananas, phallic ( Read more... )

It's harder to update regularly than I thought it was going to be ( Read more... )

I'm going to try and see how long I can go without eating in the same restaurant twice since arriving in Japan ( Read more... )

Japanese coke is just as awesome as I remember it.

Chinese coke? Tastes like diet. Like reverse Diet Dr. Pepper. But in terms of actual flavor, rather than just advertising campaign.

To celebrate the end of my college career, I decided to create list of all the classes I've taken at Kenyon. They're organized from my favorite classes to my least favorite. This is intended to serve as a personal reminder of my college experiences.

Mind, Perception & Film
This was a phenomenal course, taught my favorite professor. Instead ( Read more... )