I grew up with a TV program called The Nature of Things, which airs once a week and features host David Suzuki, a famous Canadian environmentalist. The premise of the show is nature, and science, and how humans live with and affect the natural world. As a science show, it is informative and interesting, as […]
Welcome to Otsu, 35 Degrees North
At the far end of the platform at JR Otsu station is a large globe, and I always wondered what it was. So the other day I walked out to the end of the platform and had a look. Apparently (this was unknown to me beforehand), Otsu is sitting right on the 35th parallel! The […]
What is community [in Japan]? スミス英会話大津石山膳所駅
スミス英会話大津の日本語のサイトはここです。 千晴の部屋はここです。英会話無料レッスンはここです。 Before coming to Japan I had never lived anywhere except in my hometown. I coldn’t imagine living in another city, let alone another country. My biggest concern was
