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Turning Japanese: 05/01/2007 - 06/01/2007
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Oh, what a wonderful world. Sometimes i forget how fabulous it is here. Sunset over the recently flooded rice fields. Yes, this sign does say "riberty" sadly it all got less funny when i discovered it was on purpose. Pants and I in Nagoya at the Robot Museum. Erin and Amy in kyoto. The Hofers (and Erin) take on Japan - part II. Thursday, May 17, 2007. Ranting and Raving - so much for that thing called a future. Monday, May 07, 2007. So after the success of my Nara day trip i embark...
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Turning Japanese: 02/01/2007 - 03/01/2007
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007. Because i do play favorites. My ichinensei students are the best. really. Ichi kumi (class 1). Manami, adorable class 2 girl. Ni kumi (class 2) probably my favorites. San kumi (class 3). Sunday, February 25, 2007. Thats right. This development is so sweet that it deserves a post in my blog, which i'm sure will just be the first of many. Friday, February 16, 2007. The real winter wonderland - Hokkaido. And so much more. Let's see if these picture things work. My fabulous class ...
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Turning Japanese: Cambodia Installment 1 - getting there, getting around, getting home.
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007. Cambodia Installment 1 - getting there, getting around, getting home. In my current state of exhaustion it seems that writing a bit at a time about my 5 days in Cambodia is the best answer. So here is part one. I dont know my plane lingo). Then i was all alone in the back of a tuktuk when the same tire went flat later and we spent an hour on the side of a fairly busy road trying to fix it before giving up, driving it flat to the nearest shop to buy a new one. Whose idea was this?
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Turning Japanese: 11/01/2006 - 12/01/2006
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006. My Mantra. or how i really need to go to India and get a new one. But here is what i do have: Life is all about change. I am six months out of college already. Six months! And i am living in Japan. Everyday is a challenge and most days i can meet the challenge and see everyday as fun and adventerous too. And next year, i wont be here anymore, i will face another change, and where it will take me (or more importantly, how i will pay for it! Sunday, November 19, 2006. Saturday...
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Turning Japanese: 07/01/2007 - 08/01/2007
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Sunday, July 29, 2007. Its really here. In less than 60 hours i will be on my way home. And I only have 12 hours left in my apartment. The walls are bare, the floors are scrubbed (including some of the grossest stuff under the fridge and the washing machine), the drawers are empty, the dishes are packed and my suitcases are bulging at the seams. The last days have been long in coming, and while i'm sad to say goodbye and leave everyone here, i'm ready to go home. Sayonara Nihon. Saturday, July 21, 2007.
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Turning Japanese: the final countdown
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Sunday, July 29, 2007. Its really here. In less than 60 hours i will be on my way home. And I only have 12 hours left in my apartment. The walls are bare, the floors are scrubbed (including some of the grossest stuff under the fridge and the washing machine), the drawers are empty, the dishes are packed and my suitcases are bulging at the seams. The last days have been long in coming, and while i'm sad to say goodbye and leave everyone here, i'm ready to go home. Sayonara Nihon. Whose idea was this?
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Turning Japanese: 06/01/2007 - 07/01/2007
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Thursday, June 21, 2007. Bring on the kitty-chans: or how i'm finally living up to the title of this blog by becoming unusually obsessed with keitai charms featuring kittychan. So a week ago i picked up my very own Hikonyan Kitty (thankfully no bell to speak of, only a little thing that says Hikone) and just for good measure, a Biwako Kitty (Kitt-chan dressed in a pink catfish suit laying on a puddle of water) key chain clip, so again, no bell. Sunday, June 03, 2007. Finally time to post:. Friday we met ...
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Turning Japanese: Cambodia part 2 - and probably part last.
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Friday, July 06, 2007. Cambodia part 2 - and probably part last. My earlier exhaustion gave way to illness and, while i previously planned to write a small novel for you all about Cambodia, you'll just have to make do with some pictures instead. They call this the Citadel of the Women, claiming the detail work on the buildings is so ornate and perfect it could only have been done by the hands of women. Angkor Thom (the last capital of the Khmer Empire):. The north gate into Angkor Thom. We can't wait, Em!
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life, as i know it, in japan: February 2006
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Life, as i know it, in japan. Born and bred in beautiful marshalltown, iowa. now i spend my days assisting japanese english teachers and drinking green tea. i do other things too- see below. Tuesday, February 28, 2006. It doesn't work, just decoration. clever, no? And this photo pretty much sums up how the wooden ceiling and my beloved electric heater/air conditioner are situated. my feet nicely highlight the exact location of the heater in the corner of the room. Well, i hope you have enjoyed the tour o...
