Second Class

Day 133: Hai Sensei

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August 8th 2008
Have I told you how much I love being a kindergarten teacher? I'm not sure I've mentioned it, so let me state for the record, I absolutely love it. I think I'm pretty good at it too, my students seem to like me, although I get the feeling that most of my afternoon students think I'm a little bit mad for my tendancy to juggle plastic fruit or sit for 10 minutes explaining the difference between "My ... read more

Asia » Japan » Saitama

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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