I love hearing other people's ghost stories, so I thought I'd share one of my own. I understand not everyone believes in ghosts or the supernatural. That's fine. You don't have to. I do because of things I've experienced, but I realize it's hard to believe in something you, yourself, haven't experienced. Anyway, all that to... Continue Reading →
Food. Food everywhere: Japan. Days 8, 9, and 12
Day 8 Today I took a trip to Shibamata, a historical town and temple only one stop away from Kanamachi. Along with a beautiful temple, Shibamata has some of the tastiest foods I've ever eaten. Oh my goodness. I had green-tea dango with red bean paste and takuyaki. Takuyaki! Takuyaki is octopus cooked in batter... Continue Reading →
Snow and the Train Station: Japan Days 6 and 7, A Travel Log
Day 6 Today, we went to teach at the local elementary school. After the fiasco teaching the college girls, I was fairly concerned about the elementary school. It turns out that there was no need to be concerned. We sang songs, we did dances and all went smoothly. The trick for this age group is... Continue Reading →
Did I Make the Most of Loving You?: A Necromantic Scene
Innu held the tree trunk for dear life. The world swam below him as essence like molten gold flowed lazily from his eyes and mouth. He knew he would need to breathe soon, but he couldn’t quite get his lungs to expand. Every muscle was clenched, every joint was locked. It was like the electric... Continue Reading →
Sumimasen, English Is Hard: Japan Day 5, a Travel Log
The dreaded day had finally come: the day we were to teach two college-level English classes at Wayo Women's University. Let's just say I did poorly and leave it at that. I was expecting a class of ten or more and there were only three students, meaning that the opening warm up game didn't work. I... Continue Reading →
No More Louis: A Countersink Scene
Louis wouldn’t have remembered where the Alana mansion was, except he had been invited there once, and it had made quite an impression. For one thing, it was out of the city, in the mountains, in the closest thing Rocheford had to green hills. Driving up, the house was invisible behind an uncommonly thick patch of spruce,... Continue Reading →
Can someone, anyone, find me the train station?: Japan, Day 4, A Travel Log
Today's class wasn't so much about teaching English as it was about the Japanese school system and preparing us to teach L's university class on Wednesday. We will be doing a version of the Basic Model with occupations and modes of travel. Flashcards and everything. I'm pretty nervous about it. I don't have the best... Continue Reading →
Japan Day 3: Class and a Day at the Park. A Travel Log
Today was the first day of classes. Bright and early at 8am. Keeping with my usual way of doing things, I got myself ready and only had time to chug a glass of orange juice before class started. There are three other people in my class and none of them were staying in the residence. Apparently,... Continue Reading →
Japan, Days 1 and 2: A Travel Log
Day 1: Traveling and Failing at Japanese The airport came early. My flight left at 7:05 AM, which meant we needed to get to the airport by 5 AM. I had a layover in San Francisco, where I bout a neck pillow, a big bottle of water, and a $10 bag of jerky (I didn't... Continue Reading →
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