I never write about my roommate…mostly because it’s embarrassing to admit that I don’t know anything about her. It’s strange, because I’ve lived with her for six months and know random, intimate details about her life, like the brand of shampoo she uses or how she takes her coffee, but I don’t know the important… Read More My Roommate
Citizen Ice Skating Rink in Tokyo Today I relived the seventh grade and went ice skating at a skating rink in Shinjuku. This was ironic in that I was told by a friend that there were no ice skating rinks in Tokyo…and in a way, that was true. As an American, when I think ‘ice… Read More Middle School Revisited
“Lisa, if you don’t like your job you don’t strike. You just go in every day, and do it really half-assed. That’s the American way.” – Homer Simpson Last Thursday, dressed like Minnie Mouse and sick with the flu, I sang the Hokey Pokey song to a classroom full of gawking parents and students. As… Read More The Lazy Teacher’s Guide to Teaching English
The last two weeks I’ve been on Halloween overload. I threw no less than seven Halloween parties for my students (dressed like Minnie Mouse) and then this girl I met a few months ago in Yoyogi park invited me to a Halloween Party she threw at a bar in Shibuya. It’s more common in Japan… Read More Maid in Tokyo