When I was in Australia 8 years ago, I got terribly fat. The biggest reason was my host mother’s fabulous cooking. Other than that, I went out drinking with teachers and friends every Friday, studied drinking wine and cocktail in the beverage class of a hospitality course, and enjoyed many kinds of cheese and wine […]
The Curious Case of the Missing Caterpillar and its Cocoon.
When I first moved to Japan and started to live in my wife’s apartment I was really excited to have a little extra space. Yes, I said extra space. See, in Hollywood I had one of the smallest apartments you could ever imagine. It was basically four walls, a bathroom and a front door. So […]
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As many people who read Smith’s soapbox are aware here at Smith’s Hirakata, Adrian likes ALL of his students to do homework, and I’ve learned while working here how important giving homework is. This week I had the pleasure of teaching one our man-to-man students, and for her weekly homework she is asked to write […]