Posts from ‘November, 2006’

(I began writing this post last week, but got busy and never finished it. Better late than never…)
One of the things that has bothered me about using Flickr to host my pictures is that, short of asking everyone to sign up for a free Flickr account, I have had no way [...]

When I was in Seattle, I met many Japanese students at the University of Washington. There was a special one-year program, now defunct, called the English-International Business Program (EIBP). I still keep in touch with many of those students, at least sporadically.
A couple weeks ago, I reunited with two of my closest friends, [...]

(Ok, let’s try this again. I had already almost finished this post the other day, but I guess I didn’t save it correctly, so I lost it.)
On Saturday, I taught my Mitaka group. We talked about many things. One of the students had seen my Hiroshima pictures on Flickr. During the [...]

Today, I went to that one high school class.  After that, I met a friend in Yokohama.  On the way to the class, I saw an orange Lamborghini!  Too bad I didn’t have a chance to take a picture..even with my cell phone.
I often see German cars (especially Mercedes or Porsche), and even American cars.  [...]

I have started a couple posts, but I am just too tired to really finish them. So for now, I want to extend my best wishes to you for Thanksgiving Day.
Thanksgiving is a special day for Americans. It is a day when we remember how grateful we are for the gifts we have. [...]

Last week, I left the charger cord to my laptop at my high school, so I have basically been offline for a week.  I was able to check my email on my phone, but I wasn’t able to post anything new here.  I’m back!

But it is getting a bit cooler. Still, not bad weather for mid-November!
I have a lot of pesky paperwork to do, but I will try to keep churning out blog entries and photos. In the meantime, I hope everyone is doing well and finding new reasons to smile every day!

But it is getting a bit cooler. Still, not bad weather for mid-November!
I have a lot of pesky paperwork to do, but I will try to keep churning out blog entries and photos. In the meantime, I hope everyone is doing well and finding new reasons to smile every day!

October 8, 2006. Angela and I had survived the capsule hotel. It was time to start exploring Hiroshima! The first thing we did was get on the “Hiroden” tram, and head for Miyajima. In Japanese, Miyajima (宮島）means “Shrine Island.” It is a floating Shinto Shrine (or you could say it [...]

Today, I am busy…doing NOTHING.
That’s right. I might do some laundry.
I might work on some pictures.
I will probably go to the store.
But I won’t work on any of the evaluations, planning, grading, or countless other tasks I need to do. This is my my last “do nothing” day for a long time. [...]