Learning to Bow at Kabe Senior High School

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March 14th 2007

Published: December 29th 2007

Learning to Bow at Kabe Senior High School “kiritsu” “ley” “onegaishimasu” These are the 3 words I hear before I start every class. I remember my first class - standing in front of 20 first-year Japanese high school students clad in blue uniform - absolutely petrified. The translation (which I learned very quickly) is “stand up” “bow” “Let’s begin class.” I stood ... Read Full Entry

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Casey Lary

Hello everyone and welcome to my travel blog! Travel is my passion in life and I try to do it as much as I possibly can. I was once asked why I enjoy traveling. I quickly replied traveling is where your dreams are made, where dreams become reality, and where one explores and witnesses what life is all about. This blog started as a way to record my travels while teaching in Japan, and well, I kinda started liking to do it so will continue along my travels. Read on to see what adventures have unfolded thus far mainly in Asia, from amazing and interesting foods, friends, couchsurfing, lo... full info

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Kabe Bunkasai

Kabe Undokai

Sports Festival Opening Ceremony

Male cheerleaders

Male cheerleaders

they love me!

they love me!

Hirosho Department Store

Since they are a business school, instead of a bunkasai they have the school department store instead

Aki SHS Hill

They often build schools on hills because the land is cheaper. I hated this hill!

Aki SHS

yup, looks like a prison just like kabe

Aki SHS Playing Field

You won't find grass at any of the high schools

Aki SHS Students

I can speak Engrish!

At least my students are trying

Grass, kinda

So they don't really have grass at school, but by painting the ground green, it kind of looks like grass

Kabe Koukou Class

Studying Hard

Doctor Lesson

Learning the body parts

Doctor Lesson

Who got the most right?

Kabe Students

Saka JHS Classroom

17th July 2007

Gurinisu
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WOW
You SO described what I went through 2-4 years ago (seems ages ago)! I LOVED Hirosho, my favourite school by far and Tsuchimura sensei was my ANGEL. She truly is an amazing person. Treasure these memories. I know that they last few weeks will feel like it is dragging on, but soon you will wish for those stares, personal questions and even natto! (well, maybe not natto, but you know what I mean).

21st June 2010

Jared Jensen
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Akiminami High School
Hi my name is Jared Jensen i was just reading through your blog and saw that you were a ALT teacher At Akinan. I was a scholorshp student for rugby at Akinan for a year and a bit i got there at the start of 2009 when were you at Akinan??..

25th July 2011

Casey Lary
Casey Lary

Hello there! I taught there in 2005-2007, so way before you :). Sounds like your experience was amazing playing rugby in Japan! I myself played on a touch rugby Japan. I miss the country!

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