Blogs from Hiroshima, Japan, Asia - page 39

"Nihon ni itsumade itemo narenai koto wa natto desu. Ooku no hito mo onaji da to omoimasu. dakara, kyowa, natto no kotodewa naku, supu no nomikatta ni tsuite hanashimasu. Ramon o taberu toki, ooki na oto o tatemasu. Kanada dewa, sorewa manaa ga waruii to iwaremasu. Dakara, ramon o taberu toki wa, itsumo oto o tatenaiyou ni tabemasu. Demo, ramon o taberu to, supu ga kaojuu ni chirimasu. Bunka no chigaii to omoimasu!" And that is how it all started! This last weekend I went to an island called Etajima (which is just south of Hiroshima City), and took place in an Ogiri. Basically, I sat on a stage with 4 other foreigners and had a room full of 70-100 Japanese people listen to what we thought about Japan. I was pretty nervous walking onto that ... read more

This last couple of weeks have been farely low-key for me. I've been relaxing, enjoying life, and getting ready for when my Mom, Dad, Gramma and Aunt Sue come next week. (I'M SO EXCITED!) Some highlights have been girl shaped sushi, visits with teachers, and a day at the Glass Museum....oh, and work :) On March 3rd it was the "Girls Festival Day" in Japan. It's a special day for girls, and families celebrate with parties, special food and gifts at home. Girls get these really elaborate dolls as gifts, usually from their grandmothers. Some of them come with stages that are 1m X 1m! They are huge! When I got home from work that day, I got a telephone call from one of the English teachers that I work with, Katayama-sensei. She is always dropping ... read more

Hi everybody! Maybe you just noticed a slight change in my weblog… Yeah, that’s right, I’m already earing some of you crying… I’m writing in English! But I’ll explain: First, it’s because I give this address to more and more people that speaks English… and people I’ll meet from now on, well they’ll probably speak English as well… So because there’s more people that speaks French and can understand English that there’s Anglophone understanding French, well I decided that I would write one message out of two in English. And the second reason is because most of the time I’m not writing from my computer and the keyboard are not in French… I can’t write properly and it’s annoying me. For those who would like a translation (either in French or in English) type in Google: ... read more

Nous sommes dimanche le 19 et il est 6h15 PM. Vendredi j'avais encore une grosse journée: j'accompagnais mon oncle á l'école SECONDAIRE! Disons que j'étais un peu plus stressée que pour les écoles primaires, de plus les professeurs d'anglais (il y a deux profs d'anglais par cours je crois... ou bien je ne comprend pas...hihi) avaient préparé leur cours en conséquence... j'allais devoir répondre a des questions plus poussées, parler de ma conception de la St-Valentin... bref les cours cette journée la tournaient autour de moi pas mal completement... aye aye aye... En fin de compte ca s'est super bien passé, ce fut moins stressant que je ne l'aurais cru. Les jeunes étaient pas trop genants et il y en avait plein qui étaient droles. Une des classes que j'ai visitée en était une quasiment juste ... read more

Ah, Valentine’s Day, a day for lovers to revel in the euphoria of their undying love for each other and for singles to abjectly scorn the day as a tacky greeting card inspired holiday and vow that even if they were in a relationship they’d still feel the same. It seems that for as long as I can remember our attitudes toward Valentine’s Day have always fallen under the categories of love it or hate it. There’s not a whole lot of middle ground. If you’re in a relationship you either love spending every day since New Year’s planning endearing Valentine’s surprises for your partner, like leaving a trail of little cinnamon hearts in the park which lead to a tall willow tree and under the tall willow tree is a cute widdle teddy bear cradling ... read more