Monthly Archives: June 2004

June 4, 2004
2:36 pm
by: Adam

Ultraman Attack

Makiko, Waka, and Sayuki prepare to whoop some ass.

Posted in Ubuyama

June 3, 2004
7:21 pm
by: Adam

Is there a higher rate of violent crime and crime in general in the United States than there is in Japan? Yes, I think that’s a safe thing to say. Japan is the model most often used by advocates of … Continue reading →

Posted in Education

June 2, 2004
11:04 pm
by: Adam

Cynops pyrrhogaster

This is a Japanese Firebellied Newt that one of my students caught in the Tamarai River that runs next to my Chugakko. Yesterday, my JTE decided to have class outside, and to “wing it”. As would be expected when kids … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures

June 2, 2004
2:32 pm
by: Adam

Thanks, I think…

Today, I walked in to the lunch room and heard the nursery school teachers mumbling my name. They collectively looked up, all of them wearing the same conspiratorial grin and called me a “Casablanca dandy”. Now what the hell does … Continue reading →

Posted in Ubuyama

June 1, 2004
10:29 pm
by: Adam

Game over man! Game over!

The only insects that I hate are those which suck my blood or are unreasonably agressive toward me. I will not hesitate to kill a mosquito or to crush a flea between my fingernails, but house centipedes test me on … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures

June 1, 2004
1:34 pm
by: Adam

Sannensei Text Bubbles

Today the chugakko third graders were given a picture of two OLs(office ladies) sitting together on a bench, eating lunch together and having a conversation. They were given 20 minutes to write dialogue and I was proud of what they … Continue reading →