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The Substitute Language Teacher

Let’s talk about school. I’ve not talked about school for a minute.
So yes, I teach at a junior high school. I also teach at an elementary school on occasion. However, these occasions are hardly regular. Much like the rain during Japanese Junes, it comes in great big merciless chunks. What’s [...]

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Dead Man Walking

I’m not dead, but I feel like it.
It’s been a long several weeks. Last week in particular was rough, as I had to visit elementary schools every day. Now, I don’t know how many of you can appreciate what I’m about to say, but it’s the god’s honest truth.
Little kids are life sucking vampires that [...]

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怠け者, or “I’m So Lazy”

For shame. I am terribly irresponsible, and missed the deadline for my monthly Japanese correspondence course test. I can submit it late, but only once. If I do it more than this one time, I lose the ability to drop one of the grades. I don’t think I’ll do badly enough on any of them [...]

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Talking Without Saying a Word, and in Memoriam

Texting in Japan is kind of a big deal. That is, to say, that it’s analogous to actually talking on the phone in America. If you talk as much on your cell phone as you do in America, you’re going to end up paying a ridiculous amount of money. Which isn’t to say that I [...]

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