Teaching and School Life
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Have you heard of Brass Band Camelia?
By Patrick Peh Prelude At the end of January we had Tsubaki “Matsuri” (meaning Festival), which is a massive festival held at Tsubaki Shrine, marking the coldest day this winter. […]
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Listen to the Japanese School Band
By Patrick Peh A Door Opens Beyond this door, you will find young aspiring musicians of Uchimiya Junior High School preparing for their big day tomorrow. Tomorrow is August 2nd, […]
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The Sea, The Iwa & The Classroom
By Patrick Peh Prologue Not long after my arrival in Baishinji, I decided that it would be a tremendous waste not to write something about it. This place is not […]
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Diversity awareness lessons
By Dom Chen Hi everyone! For those of you who are interested in incorporating diversity and/or racial awareness within their lessons; there is a google drive containing material focused toward […]
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All Kinds of Goodbyes: Deciding Whether to Stay or to Go
By Bennett Pérez “Oh! Darling you gotta let me know, Should I stay or should I go?” -The Clash Time froze as I stared at the recontracting paperwork lying in […]
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The Chronicles of EIKEN
By Andrew Fischer Nearly every ALT across Ehime ought to be familiar with the EIKEN, or Jitsuyō Eigo Ginō Kentei (Test in Practical English Proficiency). The EIKEN is similar to the Japanese-Language […]
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“So Leh we make ah memory…
do sometin’ That new tuh meh, Make sometin’ that we could share, Post it up inside ah here…” Machel Montano Ft. Tarrus Riley, 2016 By Apphia Pereira Memory yuh […]
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When Nothing Lasts: What I Will and Won’t Miss About Japan
By Cassandra Mainiero In her poem “Nothing Lasts,” American poet Jane Hirshfield writes: ” ‘Nothing lasts’—/ how bitterly the thought attends each loss. / “‘Nothing lasts’ – / a promise […]
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Flexibility: Being an Elementary School ALT in Matsuyama
By Ciaran As an elementary school ALT, I’ve played many roles. I have been the tape-recorder: reading dialogue from a script as the children fidget and try to match pictures […]
