Feb 2006 - Decadent Dinners & Gettin' on NHKhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10034-feb-2006-decadent-dinners-a-gettin-on-nhk

18 April 2009 then chances are you're shy in English too. On the other hand, I have other classes with students that are so energetic and funny they should be on TV. They're highly-motivated and truly enjoy any and all chances to speak English. Those classes feel...

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• Author: Mondaiji
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June 2005 - April Fools, Jusco Mornings, and Japanese TV Jauntshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10031-june-2005-april-fools-jusco-mornings-and-japanese-tv-jaunts

05 April 2009 interest in Mike's musicianship (and more). Her English was very limited, however, so Kayo and I translated for them. It was funny having to translate Mike's ultra-skillful flirtations. Mike was bummed, though. Here he meets this very cute girl all of a...

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December 2004 - Gettin' in the Newspaper, Japanese Class, Parties, and Concertshttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10029-december-2004-gettin-in-the-newspaper-japanese-class-parties-and-concerts

28 February 2009 sangria. It came out pretty good, and the taste reminded me of my trip to Spain just before moving to Japan. It was kinda funny drinking sangria in Japan. I tried to recall some of my high school Spanish, but all that came out was 10% Spanish mixed with...

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October 2004 - Typhoons, Concerts, and Ninjashttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10028-october-2004-typhoons-concerts-and-ninjas

22 February 2009 my Japanese, people laughed and clapped as I sang, so it was such an uplifting feeling. Thank God my songs are meant to be funny. Everyone was surprisingly friendly to me. The other bands playing that night all talked to me and wished me good luck. Some...

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December 2003 - My First Haircut, Movie, and Live Househttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10021-my-first-haircut-movie-and-live-house

11 February 2009 some training program on how to talk to foreign teachers about the campaign. I studied psychology in college, so it was funny cuz the stuff she said to me was right out of one of my organizational psychology textbooks. For example, she kept saying,...

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• Author: Mondaiji
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November 2003 - My Name is Debuhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10020-my-name-is-debu

10 February 2009 * Last weekend I hiked up Tottori's Kyusho Mountain. The hike was a really strenuous climb up thousands of stairs. It was funny cuz the only other people I saw along the way were really old women. They just cranked up the mountain like it was nothing. I...

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September 2003 - I've Arrived in Tottori, Japanhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10018-ive-arrived-in-tottori-japan

07 February 2009 of training at the AEON West headquarters in Okayama, I arrived in Tottori, Japan. Training week was crazy busy, but kinda funny. Our dorm was like Gilligan's Island--no TV, Internet, or any connection to the outside world. We were lucky to have running...

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The Shrine Drummerhttps://japanatron.com/blog/japan/countryside/10015-the-shrine-drummer

18 January 2009 that shrine! I used to live near that shrine. I was so happy when I moved.” Yet another student knew that I liked to write funny songs in Japanese: “You can't do anything about it, so write a song about it. Your shrine story is funny.” Step 7 I took his...

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• Author: Mondaiji
• Category: Countryside