Category: Blog
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Winter is coming, and yet the mosquitos are still here
I originally had planned to publish this at the end of last month just so I could see a “2” next to October in my archive’s drop down list but, sadly, it did not happen. Surprisingly enough, I’ve been at this for seven and a half years. 2017 will mark the eighth year of my “blogging” (if…
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The Semester Begins again
It’s been a full month since I last posted and for those of you who don’t like my time markers, maybe you lead a very different life from me. Since my last post not only did we start a new semester, but we had TWO breaks (中求解 / Zhong Qiu Jie / Mid Autumn Festival…
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Pitter Patter, Let’s Get at ‘er! Back to School and the Mid-Autumn Festival
Well it’s back at ‘er. The semester started with its usual fanfare of meeting the new students, introducing myself, and introducing them to the load of homework that I’m going to dump on them this semester. Soon they will think high school was easy and soon they will have that grizzly student look in their…
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Back to the “Beej”
The rush is back on and the heat is still intense but the humidity isn’t as bad as Japan while the air is dense with either smog or the scent of rubber from a nearby track field. The crush of bodies and the unapologetic maneuvering (i.e. pushing and shoving) is back on. I feel my throat…
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Japan: Questions to be Answered
Following up on my previous post about how Japanese culture has been a part of not just my life but most Western children’s lives, my very first memory of Japan and its traditional culture was back in Grade 3 when a friend and I made a presentation on the country. My Dad worked with a Japanese lady and…