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 […]
New SSE Coach, Nervous SSE Coach: No Problem!
In April of this year, my partner Chiharu starting teaching at our school, Smith’s School of English Ohtsu. At first she was very worried that students wouldn’t like having a Japanese National for an English teacher. But her worries quickly abated as she realized several things: (1) she is an amazing coach with a deep […]
An Amazing Month: Nagasaki and Personal Bests
Chiharu and I had an amazing month at our school, SSE Ohtsu. We started the month with the second half of our first Golden Week at Smith’s. As Don mentioned in “Golden Week Excursion” and Derek mentioned in “A taste of Canada at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi“, Golden week at Smith’s is wonderful and […]
