Blogs from Aichi, Japan, Asia - page 6

Greetings and Hello. Its been 50 years since I have updated this. BUT I am back at it. I have tons of pictures. However, to save my sanity I will only post a few. So as many of you may have heard back at home. I am out here for an extended period of time. That being the case I have moved into an apartment. So I will post pictures of what my fine apartment looks like. Also I will throw in some pictures from Nikko. It is a wonderful place north of Tokyo near Utsunomiya. I was with some of my Japanese co-workers and they showed me around. It was a wonderful and cold trip. So with that being said, here are some pictures. Oh I will post a concert photo or two as well. ... read more

So feeling a little down of late, I think I know why though. I blame Christmas. I was never one of those people who necessarily looked forward to Christmas with great enthusiasm but now it’s not here I really miss it. Well, I say it’s not here, it kind of is in a way. It’s commercialized here in exactly the same way it is in the UK but I think in the UK we relish a sort of imagined historical tradition of Christmas that revolves awkwardly around Christianity, Dickens and some sort of ancient pagan ritual but here in Japan it is truly invented; imported as if it were flown here on an airplane sometime in the 1980s. If Christmas felt shallow back home it’s the last drop in the barrel here. Add to that the ... read more

Hi everyone, As everyone has guessed I'm not very good at updating this blog....This is because i've been writing in another one, here it is: http://emblebee.wordpress.com/ Enjoy!... read more

1) Schedule no more than an average of two lessons a day but somehow manage to put three identical lessons in a row on some days and no lessons at all on others. 2) Ensure that the ALT teaches the same identical lesson over 30 times in two months. Very occasionally invite the ALT to invent her own activities and then cancel them at the last minute., 3) Ensure that the educational philosophy of the entire country is radically different to the one the ALT is used to but never ever explain why or attempt to discuss differences rationally. 4) When the ALT is present in the staff work room ensure that she is ignored completely however, just at the moment she’s about to relax make some intrusive personal comment or just start reading what’s on ... read more

Well I can honestly say that Nagoya is probably going to be the highlight of my entire trip. Yoriko-san and I traveled to the Inuyama area, about 1.5 hours by train. After arriving there we grabbed lunch and checked out the Shinto Shrine there, Atsusa Jinja. It's a very important Shinto Shrine, dating back to the 3rd century I think. Back in ancient times this would be a destination for people on a spiritual journey. After that had some traditional Japanese sweets at a nice little traditionally styled area, then headed back. That evening went to an aussie bar, nice quiet little place. Ran into a guy that is doing a documentary for the Discovery Channel for a really cool production of Romeo and Juliet.. this production has been years in the making as Romeo is ... read more