Hi! It’s Derek from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi. This blog is about how I am taking simple action to reduce plastic bag waste to help our planet and how you can too. Plastic Pollution A big problem that the world faces is plastic pollution. Plastic is not biodegradable, or can’t be absorbed back into […]
A Great Day Out in Osaka with Family
On June 5, 2011 my wife Akemi, 10-month-old daughter Tina and I went to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in the Minato ward of Osaka, near Osaka Bay. My wife and I had been there before but not for a long time. We wanted to go again and especially to bring Tina there for the first time. […]
Smith’s Tsukaguchi and Kawanishi School Christmas Party 2015
Happy New Year everybody! I wish you all good health, happiness and prosperity this year! (^.^) On December 23, I held a Christmas party for the Smith’s Tsukaguchi and Kawanishi schools at my home in Tsukaguchi, Amagasaki. Most attendees were Smith’s students of English. We had a potluck, so we could enjoy a large variety of […]
