Just want to draw attention to the kindness of people here. Today I was having lunch at a restaurant across the street from our school in Azamino, and decided to make a quick run to the convenience store to pay a few bills and pick up a couple of things. We’ve had rain the entire [...]
I wrote this ages ago, and meant to post it then. Better late than never! Mike and I are expecting a baby in September (2008), so a class of students decided to take me to Suitengu shrine. Everyone had been asking me if I had been to that shrine yet, so I was really glad [...]
Here at Smith’s School of English, Azamino, the students have all been making predictions as to when Deana and Mike’s baby will be born. When someone suggested a “baby pool“ with a very small entry fee, everyone thought that would be a lot of fun. More than [...]
Don’t you just love Japan ? Where else in the world are people so honest and trustworthy ? I recently moved from my weekly rental in Futakotamagawa to another rental in Kozukue. My first apartment locked with a key but the new place uses a numerical passcode entry system. Although they gave [...]
I was just over at Hub Pages, reading comments to a story by fellow franchisee Derek at Tsukaguchi (スミス英会話 塚口). Someone posted a link to another soapbox story, written by Helena at Nakamozu (スミス英会話 なかもず). It was a great read for me, as I am expecting our first child very, very soon. Her comments about family [...]
I wrote most of this as a comment to a story posted by Derek (from スミス英会話塚口), but I think I should share it with all of you too! We are very excited to be having a baby in Japan. Japan is a place I can feel safe every day, at any time of day or [...]
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