This summer the IAAF World Youth Championships were held in Cali, Colombia. Amongst the numerous athletes was a young man named Abdul Hakim Sani Brown, who is a 16 year old high school student from Tokyo. Having just recently turned 16, and entering his first big international contest, has put him in the spotlight. Winning […]
Camping in Kyoto City!
This summer, a friend invited us to go camping. He took us to a place which we had never heard but was less than an hour from our house in Ishiyama. This camp-site was in the mountains, deep in the forest, in the bend of a crystal clear river. We drove up the west side […]
Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi Students Discuss Ways to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Recently I discussed ways we could reduce, reuse and recycle with Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi students. Here’s a summary of what we came up with: REDUCE 1. How can I reduce electricity? – Turn off the lights when not using them. – Get roof windows to get more natural light. – Use LED lights. […]