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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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