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For the record...
For the record, I still use this LiveJournal. I just make all of my entries private nowadays so I can't be tracked down by a student, student's parent, or otherwise. The internet is kinda crazy. ♥ -
Adventures in English Class. Episode 35 - Adverbs*
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*Note: The Japanese word for "adverb" is 副詞, pronounced "fukushi."
The Japanese nickname for the group One Direction is "1D."
Translations for the Japanese are in italics and parentheses.
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Setting: A Japanese High School during 4th Period English Class today ( Read more... ) -
May 2012 - Wisteria Tunnels
藤In May, the wisteria flowers bloom in Japan ( Read more... ) -
Japan - Average Day Chronicles: Middle School
I try not to baby these kids too much, because they get enough of that from their teachers. In this country, they treat high school kids like they're in elementary school, and middle school students like toddlers.
I wish I were exaggerating.
Because of this, I try to treat them more like equals. Like adults, or at least like peers who are ( Read more... ) -
Japan - Average Day Chronicles: Train Stations
Every morning, when I get off the train, I dash up the stairs from the platform to make it to my school-bound bus on time.
Recently, two little elementary school students who ride the same train have taken to racing me up the staircase. They're probably about six years old and they're adorable. I think they're siblings --- maybe even twins.
The ( Read more... ) -
South America...?
I've always said that I have no real desire to visit South America -- unless it were to see the Inca, Maya, or Aztec ruins. ...and now I've got the chance. I want to see Machu Picchu. Before the site closes entirely to the public, I'd like to see it with my own eyes ( Read more... ) -
Ten Years
This past Thursday (August 23rd, 2012), was my LiveJournal's 10th Anniversary.
Ten years....
This truly blows my mind.
To commemorate the event, I went back and read all of my older posts. My high school thoughts, my adventures, my college years, the people I met and the places I've visited... could those entries have really been written so long ( Read more... ) -
Flashback Avenue
I'm on Day Three of my Karaoke Spree. In the past three days, I've gone through 17 hours of karaoke. SEVENTEEN HOURS. ------ But! That's a story for another day.
Today, we're focusing on a bunch of high school kids from Hawaii whom I met last night.
( A Role-Reversal Stroll Down Memory Lane. )
