Have you ever seen the sun setting over Osaka? I really enjoy the many holidays we have here in Japan. They provide a good opportunity to rest, relax and explore what the country has to offer. This recent holiday season I took a trip to Ikoma Sanjo Amusement park to watch the closing of a […]
EMBRACING OUR DIFFERENCES
Life is about learning, growing, celebrating our similarities and embracing our differences. These take many forms and are not always physical. During a recent conversation with a student in which we discussed a variety of topics, we eventually made our way to the well known idiom: A rolling stone gathers no moss. The first time […]
Enjoy Writing
My students have begun to really enjoy writing as a way of improving their English conversational skill. Many of them bring a one or two page journal of what they did the previous week. Others write about current events or other topics that they are interested in. Writing in a new language is more difficult […]
