The super summer heat this year really makes me feel like I’m melting. It saps my strength and drains my energy, leaving me feeling drowsy and lazy and useless. So last week I decided to sets some goals to help me beat the heat. I started by asking myself what my symptoms were and then [...]
This weekend is SSE Otsu’s first bowling event. We have 3 annual events- Halloween Party at the school in October, Christmas party in Al Plaza in December, and the Hanami Party in Osaka Castle Park in April. We also do numerous other smaller events- movie nights, English cafes, theme parties, special guest events, karaoke, and [...]
Getting out of the city is important to keeping a balance in life. Green space and a little nature heals the soul, but we don’t always have time to get into the countryside, it may be far from where we live, or you might just not be an outdoor person. But either way- a found [...]
I like to mix things up from time to time. Switch up lessons, switch seating arrangements, switch drinks. Recently I’ve come up with a few new flyer designs, as have Mark and Tim and a few other owners, and I just wanted to mention them so other school owners know to order them. One is [...]
Every year we read about natural disasters around the globe and their impact on the human populace. Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans, stranding thousands and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless. The Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami disaster in March killing tens of thousands, flooding a dozen cities and causing the Fukushima Plant to meltdown (I don’t [...]
Due to an ongoing pile-up of scandals and problems in the sumo world, sumo coverage has been limited on Japanese TV recently. Fortunately, Japan’s national sport and my personal favorite sport to watch is available via YouTube. What most people in Japan probably don’t know is that NHK broadcasts in other countries as NHK World, [...]
Below is a story about a recent trip to Eastern Europe written by one of the student’s at my English school, Smith’s school of English Ohtsu. Two of my student’s traveled to four European countries together, along with 20 other people, a tour guide, and their cameras! My students’ names are Masako and Kimiko. This [...]
Below is a story about a recent trip to Eastern Europe written by one of the student’s at my English school, Smith’s school of English Ohtsu. Two of my student’s traveled to four European countries together, along with 20 other people, a tour guide, and their cameras! My students’ names are Masako and Kimiko. This [...]
Below is a story about a recent trip to Eastern Europe written by one of the student’s at my English school, Smith’s school of English Ohtsu. Two of my student’s traveled to four European countries together, along with 20 other travelers, a tour guide, and their cameras! My students’ names are Masako and Kimiko. This [...]
On March 12th I was lucky enough to get to see Slash at Namba Hatch in Osaka. For those of you who don’t know (probably because you are too young!), Slash is the guitar player from Guns & Roses, arguably one of the greatest Rock & Roll groups in the history of R&R. Since Guns [...]
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