Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 29, 2008
1. Pipe Cleaner Muscle Man, 2. On Our Way To The War
Every teacher I worked with today made a comment about how much more genki and at ease I was in front of the students. I think I am now able to get up and say “nuts to it”, and to be ridiculous in front [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 28, 2008
It’s that glorious time again… Things I Love Thursday!
This week is sad and rainy here in Tokushima. I actually like the rain quite a bit. It’s one of my favorite times to curl up in bed with a book and a mug of tea, or maybe a good time to watch a favorite movie. But biking [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 27, 2008
Hi Everybody
I teacher. I the teach!
Yes indeed, today I taught the youth of Japan. I taught them a little about Minnesota, and that we don’t eat hamburgers for breakfast. Then I let them quiz me with such questions as “Who is the prime minister?”, “What is the longest river in Japan?”, and “What does my [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 24, 2008
1. Making Friends, Oranges and Limes, 2. Fruit Salad, 3. Summer Berries Blueberries, 4. Spaghetti with Fennel Sauce สปาเก๊ตตี้เฟนเนล + Recipe
Yum!
My resolution for this week is short and simple: Eat Healthy!
I’ve been eating a lot of rubbish lately… it’s all been delicious, mind you, but not so great in terms of healthy variations/getting enough fruits [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 20, 2008
1. duol, 2. Step by step… steadily ♫♫
Yes! You know it! Time for
Things I Love Thursday!
This week has seemed a bit ordinary (as in, nothing thrilling happened) but actually, this week included Awa Odori and O-Bon (festival remembering the dead) and some pretty nice times. So, this week I love
Festivals! You simply cannot go wrong [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 18, 2008
1. Untitled, 2. The odori sleeps – Sunrise on the Shinmachi
After the final cultural workshops of our English Camp were completed, we were free. Friday afternoon, I left the Tokushima Station and headed home. A brief change of clothes and I was back on the street, shopping. Friday was the last night of Awa Odori, [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 18, 2008
I’m going to say, first of all, that I am infinitely sorry that there are no photos in this post.
This is not to say that there are no photos of me doing Awa Odori. Oh my no, there are photos. But they are currently unavailable to me.
Let’s talk about Awa Odori. First, absorb the information [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 17, 2008
Weekly Resolution time!!
So last week, I did pretty well. I didn’t get stressed out by my participation level in terms of after-hours socializing. In fact, it was as I was taking a break that I met someone really cool, that I’d like to get to know better! So the lesson is that being yourself (or [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 10, 2008
It’s time again for weekly resolutions! If you made resolutions last week, did they go well? (I’m absolutely going to make my students do this!)
The only thing I didn’t do last week was to eat by myself. But instead, I ate with a bunch of other ALTs at a yummy Italian place! Then we all [...]
Posted by: elephantdreams on: August 7, 2008
Well I didn’t even know it, but yesterday was the 1-year birthday of Things I Love Thursday. Fancy that!
Today things are winding down… or are they gearing up? I went to the Prefectural Office this morning for the ceremony to officially employ 8 new JET teachers with the Board of Education here in Tokushima. I [...]
