February 5, 2010 – 7:36 pm
With all this new snow falling and the coldness setting in, it reminds me of my home… Canada. Well, not really MY Canada, as my hometown is currently sunny and 10 degrees, and also rarely sees snow, but rather the Canada of ice hockey and skiing and winter fun. Recently I have found a [...]
December 17, 2009 – 5:43 am
UPDATED VIDEO! SCROLL DOWN TO WATCH!
In November 2008 I started riding with a former SSE Ohtsu student “Ozachi” (his wife is still a student at our English school). He is an older gentleman who
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November 24, 2009 – 7:55 pm
As I am certain most of you already know, I LOVE SUMO! In my opinion, sumo is the greatest combat sport on the planet. Personally, I find most combat sports to be too violent and dangerous. To me, boxing is just a long, drawn out punch fest, WWF style wrestling is scripted drama, Olympic wrestling [...]
November 21, 2009 – 1:59 am
The other day, one of my students from Smith’s School of English Ohtsu (スミス英会話大津校) made me feel very happy.
When the student and I were practicing this week’s ‘One Point’ in a class (‘One Point’ is a phrase lesson offered through the ‘Free Online English Lesson‘ on our website) she said,
”Now I have 30 ‘One Points’ and I [...]
November 10, 2009 – 6:55 pm
Adding another great event to the ever-growing list of fantastic community events happening in Japan: Community Softball!
Although we have a standard bulletin board in our community, we also have a small clipboard version which circulates. A few weeks ago the
November 3, 2009 – 11:40 pm
My English school in Ohtsu does well. I live comfortably and am very content with what I do. I never have to work too hard, and I have the freedom to do as I please, teach as and when I please, and relax accordingly.
Possibly one of the most difficult parts of running your own business [...]
October 18, 2009 – 8:24 pm
The Japanese version of this article is HERE.
Last month I received an invitation to my university’s alumni reception held at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. This was their first time to hold an alumni event in a foreign land so I thought I should not miss it. I took a night bus and headed over to Tokyo.
I [...]
October 6, 2009 – 1:55 am
I have been watching the new pictures flooding the travel bulletin board at my English school in Ohtsu for the past month. It seems this summer was a big one for students, and Japanese people in general, to travel. My English school is not big, but my students are great, and apparently they love to [...]
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September 19, 2009 – 2:12 am
The Japanese Version of This Article is Here
At the end of my high school years (in Japan), I went and stayed in Canada for two weeks by myself. The stay was for only ten days but I studied English at a language school in Vancouver and also visited a university that I was interested in applying to. I was quite [...]
September 15, 2009 – 7:24 pm
Continuation of A Canadian in Japan: My First Time in Tokyo Day 1 and My First Time in Tokyo Day 2
I needed to get a new Canadian passport, so I decided to make the trip to Tokyo and get it done in person. I had never been to Tokyo and so I was quite excited. [...]