It’s just the shoes you wear

I went on another adventure with my Anjane Gakkou kids again last weekend and this time we were taught how to make traditional Japanese sandals or – zōri 草履.  Pretty early Continue reading →

Whistle-Stop Tour

Three of my friends came to visit this week! It all kicked-off on Friday 3 May when I went to pick them up from Nagoya airport. The schedule for the Continue reading →

Nature

I went for a walk today.                                       

Life and Death

Spring seems to be taking an awful lot longer than usual to kick into action, according to the locals. This was most evident last Sunday. I had got my winter Continue reading →

桜 Sakura

Here are some photos from the past week. Everything at the moment is very much based around the cherry blossom trees coming into bloom. They are a beautiful sight and Continue reading →

Taking the long way home

I went on a mini adventure this week. My husband, Andy, and brother-in-law, John, arrived on Sunday and we hit the ground running by checking out an event in the Continue reading →

End of a Chapter, Start of a New

I had two graduation ceremonies to attend today. The first was the elementary school ceremony followed by the junior high school one. The elementary school ceremony was a relatively brief Continue reading →

All Change Please

Today is the last day of term. In the morning, the 2nd grade stepped up and took on their role as prospective せんぱい,  senior students, by organizing the farewell party for Continue reading →

Pause For Thought

I have noticed that my posts have become less and less wordy as time has gone on. I guess that is to be expected. As you can imagine, after a Continue reading →

They grow up so fast…

I had my last class with my third grade JHS kids. They gave me this: I got teary. They laughed. I have only known them a few months, but I Continue reading →