Before October comes to an end I want to give you an up date on our September party. It was as usual a very enjoyable event, with a lot excitement and laughter with students catching up with each other and renewing friendships and having a relaxing evening of chatting and merriment, coupled with food and […]
I Love Live Music; I Live in Japan
When I first moved to Japan, the thing I missed most was the live music scene that I enjoyed back home in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. But I have been slowly uncovering the ive music scene in and around Kyoto, as has Jim in Tokyo. Many annual festivals feature free live outdoor music, such as Taiko […]
Listening Tactics
When I started to learn Japanese I wanted to listen to anything and everything. This was good, but it was just too difficult. I became frustrated. Then, I wanted to learn by listening to small selections of Japanese again and again and again. This was also good, but natural conversation is not like that. I […]
