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True Stories of Life in Japan, pt 3: A Cross-Country Drive

Socialization posed an interesting problem while I lived in Japan. I was the only fluent speaker of English in quite a large radius. I interacted socially with some of my adult students, but there was no way to be completely unreserved with them: they were my students; they paid for my livelihood. Almost as important [...]

i exude goodwill pheremones in my sweat

Just figured I’d wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and restful vacation. Enjoy yourselves. Hold back on the eggnog before driving.

having returned, i must say…

YESTERDAY ———————————————————- I went skiing with my sister and a friend! Wiigii! THANKSGIVING —————————————————- went nicely… having no reliable internet for the duration was a slight annoyance, but pretty easily deal-withable. Only problem was that I didn’t get an email sent until today that I really wanted to send last week. A FEW DAYS AGO [...]