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Ugh. Every time I think "this summer isn't so bad," I have to do something like cycle a whole whopping two blocks to get groceries, end up sweating profusely, and remember why I always say summer can lick my sweaty ass. Oh, winter, why hast thou forsaken me so ( Read more... ) -
Fujita-san
This is Fujita-san, one of the local survivors from Ishinomaki, where my volunteer group has been working. He's made a series of videos asking people to come volunteer in his city. The response from the local government has been slow and unsatisfactory, to say the least ( Read more... ) -
Tanabata
Today is Tanabata, or "Star Festival." One of my lessons for the past month, which I prolly taught about a thousand times, involved me reading a passage about Tanabata and the kids taking notes. So, from memory, here is the story of Tanabata, as written by the bigwigs at my company:
July 3rd is the Star Festival in Japan. The festival is from ( Read more... ) -
Summer musings
Well, I can't deny it any longer. Summer is here, with all the loathsome heat and humidity it brings to this region of Japan. As I have mentioned numerous times, I absolutely HATE summer. and yet I keep moving to hot places. I went to colleg in Charleston, SC. When I was in England, they had their hottest summer on record. Now I'm here, ( Read more... ) -
Fuck you, summer. Fuck. You.
Day 2 of a 3-day weekend, hell yeah! Too bad my allergies made me spend most of yesterday in a drug-induced sleep ( Read more... ) -
Onagawa, a town pretty much swept off the map.
During my first trip to Tohoku with the tsunami-relief group, we drove into the coastal town of Onagawa. After working in Ishinomaki all day, seeing the destruction there, I wondered how it could possibly get any worse. Needless to say, it did ( Read more... ) -
DITL Sun, May 16, 2011
A story of sledgehammers and putrid seafood...
( Up close and personal pics of a town devestated by the March 11th tsunami. Nothing they wouldn't show on the news, but just a warning, in case you are easily upset by such things. I have tried to highlight the positive, rather than the negative, in my comments. ) -
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Golden Week! Yatta! 7 days off. :D Today I've been giving my apartment a well-needed cleaning ( Read more... ) -
DITL, Tuesday, April 5
Life is pretty much back to normal after the big earthquake. I'm lucky to live in a safe area. Today was the start of my first full week back at work.
Short, sweet, kinda boring. No warnings.
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