I may be teaching (and I use that word loosely) English here in Japan, but I’m no linguistics expert. This, of course, doesn’t stop my teachers from asking me questions and acting a bit perturbed when I don’t produce an answer on the spot, or not being satisfied when I say that it’s just some [...]
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It’s about that time a year when JET applicants learn whether or not they got an interview. I, of course, offer my congratulations to those who made it, but I thought I’d give those of you who didn’t make it past the interview stage this year some words of wisdom or encouragement or at least [...] The Olympic Games are a time when the world comes together. For an all too brief two weeks, athletes from countries that have had tensions with other countries for decades, sometimes even centuries, stand side by side and participate one of the universal languages of sport. And this years games have unprecedented internet coverage. I [...] Last time, I covered the first unspoken rule of paper in Japan (never throw any piece of paper you get in Japan away). This second rule is also unspoken and is possibly more important that the first 2. If it’s an ALTs word against a piece of paper, paper trumps ALT, always. It really doesn’t matter [...] There are any number of people on the JET Programme who apply during their senior year of college, are granted interviews with no problem, and receive the good news in April that they will be heading to the Land of the Rising Sun three months after their graduation. This was sadly not my story. In 2005 I [...] Dear neighbor to the south of me, I don’t know if you remember our little encounter on our way to the mailbox. The reason I don’t know if you remember it is because I think you may have been drunk, that’s the only way my brain can comprehend how incredibly rude you were. You always start off [...] Now, don’t spam me, I don’t hate the Pats, but two years after I vented my frustration at the Patriots’ 3rd Super Bowl victory in 4 years, here they are once again one win away from the big game. I’m going to root for the Colts next week, mainly because it’s tragic that Tom Brady [...] Since I’m still in a little bit of a daze that it’s actually 2007, I thought I would do a little 2006 year in review. It was an interesting year in the world as well as in my own life. I think the best thing I could say about 2006 is that I’m glad it’s [...] |
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