Thanksgiving at Steve’s was a success on almost all fronts. The turkey was delicious, the stuffing, cornbread, potatoes, all were in order. But Dave, Jessica, and I all arrived late because Dave was running late from a different Thanksgiving party, so he picked me up and we got to Steve’s apartment with everyone waiting with [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Kerosene
24Nov07Well today’s a big day. The day I finally started using my kerosene heater, or as Ben calls it, the little robot.
I don’t care if it burns kerosene and leaks fumes, it leaks fumes at 68 degrees. Although they are starting to seep in to my think box…so here’s a cool video instead of progressively [...]
I am so far behind on posts
22Nov07it’s normal.
Today I stayed late at Hibari finishing the English review sheet and tests for next week. They are basically the same exact thing with minor differences. If the students fill out the review sheet the stand a chance of getting 50% of the test correct.
I predict 20% will pass. This is based on other [...]
2 days for the price of 5
21Nov07I spent the weekend in (ever expensive) Tokyo and surrounding areas taking in sights and sounds of Japanese weirdness and wonder. My friends and I packed so much into that Friday-Sunday fun binge that we remarked it felt like we were gone an entire week rather than two days.
I have a lot to write about, [...]
Enkai
16Nov07“Get drunk with your co-workers!”
Tonight I had my first enkai in Japan with the teachers from Hibari. I met my JTE at the school and we drove to a mini resort of sorts dedicated to enkais. Our staff had an entire mini house with a large table and areas for prepping food. When I got [...]
