View of my apartment at mnight in the rain across the park

April 12th 2008
Asparsement continued… 11th April, 2008 I think the other teachers are taking pity on me, because the head teacher, M. sensei told me that if I needed to, I could take home the school microwave! How’s that for kindness?! He asked me if I’d bought a rice cooker yet, and I told him that I was going to wait for that as it was a bit expensive ($99!) so he said, well, you have some pans right? ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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I'm a gypsy at heart, but haven't had the opportunity to follow the wind until now. I come from a diverse background: My mum is Brazilian, My dad is English, My brother was born in Iran, and I was born in Kenya. We lived in Canada for a while before moving to Australia and now i've made the big move out to Japan - solo. I travelled a lot with them when I was younger, but this is my first solo overseas adventure. This is something I always wanted to do, and now that I am actually doing it, I can hardly believe it. I teach English as a second langua... full info

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