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こんばんは！ It’s been a hot summer so far, and I won’t lie, I’m not a big fan of the heat! Here’s what we’ve been up to this month: On July 1st we went to Takasaki for Canada Day. While at the train station, we found a fantastic gachapon machine that spit out this cute lil … Continue reading This Month in Pictures – July
こんにちは！ Last night Katie and I went to see Tatebayashi’s tezutsu hanabi, or hand-held fireworks. It’s an annual event held every July in a large empty field right next to Tatebayashi City Hall. I was especially happy to make it, because Paul and I have missed it every summer we’ve been here – we hear about … Continue reading Tatebayashi Tezutsu Fireworks
Hello all! This weekend is the Tatebayashi Festival, and Saturday afternoon I moseyed on over to the main street in the 34C/93F heat with my friend Katie. The original plan was to take a quick walk up and down the road and then head back home to our aircons, but we ended up sticking around … Continue reading Tatebayashi Festival
Hello all! Just a quick post here of what’s been happening with us this month. After our fantastic trip to beautiful, cool, verdant Sydney, we returned to hot and humid Tatebayashi. (Today was particularly awful – it was only 25C/75F, which is pretty low for this time of year, but the humidity made it impossible … Continue reading This Month in Pictures – June
Hi everyone! Things have seemed to have settled down this week, which was nice, and I’ve been feeling much better. Let’s jump right in! First off, I completed my first two Wednesdays at kindergarten! It’s so much fun – from 8:30-12:00 I play with the kids and teach a 45-minute lesson to each 4-5 year … Continue reading This Week in Pictures – 5/28/17
Hello everyone! Just a small post today. I realised today that I haven’t posted my knitting in several months – though, I will admit, for some strange reason I find myself more interested in knitting in the spring and summer than in the winter. Maybe it’s because I’m too hot to do anything but sit … Continue reading May Knits
Hello all! It’s been a while since I’ve just posted daily life. I stopped posting for a while because it’s been a stressful month, and to be honest, I’ve been feeling pretty blue lately. Last April was the start of a new school year, and I went from teaching at 1sho and 8sho to teaching … Continue reading This Month in Pictures – 4/14-5/13
