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 [...]
I grew up with a TV program called The Nature of Things, which airs once a week and features host David Suzuki, a famous Canadian environmentalist. The premise of the show is nature, and science, and how humans live with and affect the natural world. As a science show, it is informative and interesting, as [...]
In January of 2010 I was asked about joining the local volunteer fire corps, and having been a POC (Paid on Call) firefighter in Canada for 5 years, I was excited to learn about Japanese firefighting techniques and fire corps SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Plus I thought it would be a great opportunity to meet [...]
Below is a story about a recent trip to Mt. Kinabalu in Malaysia written by one of my student’s at my English school, Smith’s School of English Ohtsu. My student’s name is Mitsuhiro. He is a Forest Keeper and a very determined English student, as English helps him with all his traveling. His hobbies include [...]
Every year as the holiday season approaches, I think about my life living in a foreign country. Well, not exactly. I think about living in a place far from ‘home’. This is truly a unique experience and adjusting yourself, being adaptable, is essential to survival. Some parts of life abroad are incredibly unique, experiences you would [...]
Below is a story about a recent trip to Hawaii written by one of the student’s at my English school, Smith’s school of English Otsu. My student’s name is Toshiko. She is a franchise business owner and a very determined English student, as English helps her with her business. She has been studying with us at [...]
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