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Sunglasses and UpWords

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

So, I of course am a difficult person to get to do something a little out of the ordinary, or silly…

Last Tuesday, when I arrived at class, Yui offered to let me try on her Julia Roberts style sunglasses.

Me? Would I do that?

Sure 😉

Didn’t have a mirror, so I took a couple of quick shots to see what it looked like.

Silly though it was, I will share them here…

Plus a bonus photo. Was great to see a couple of students from my class from about 2 years ago who came by to help out and of course to enjoy some snacks 😉 I also met some new students and we really had a fun time playing UpWords.

Last class of Spring Semester at Chukyo

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

So, today we had our last class for the spring semester at Chukyo University at the Yagoto Campus.

I have several great groups this year, and I’m having a good time working with them all.

Sadly, there are a couple of students who won’t be returning for the fall semester because they will be traveling to Canada for a semester of studying abroad.

Today before we finished up we decided to take a couple of pictures and I promised to post them here for everyone to see.

Wow, is my head shiny! I swear I have more hair than that. Not much, but still… sheeesh 😉

Getting Ready for Summer Break

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

So, it is now officially hot, already.

We still have several weeks of class left. That’s not so good with the heat and the emphasis in Japan on trying to save electricity due to the shortage caused by the earthquake and aftermath.

I finally gave up and lost the dress shirt, tie, and jacket. I just can’t take the heat any more. Last week I was so hot and had a headache all day through every class, so this week I gave in and switched to a pullover polo shirt.

Everyone is shocked. 😉 I always wear a tie and jacket (although the jacket goes first thing when I hit the classroom).

Anyway, summer break is only a few weeks away, so hang in there everybody!

Spring 2011 Semester has started

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Okay, it’s time for another semester and we are started now.

I think it will be a good year for our Web English Class. I’m really looking forward to it.

We are going to be doing a few things differently this time for Web English.
First off we will be using a different way to stay in contact.

If you are in one of the classes, please make sure you get signed up.

If you have questions, you can ask me, or email me.

Let’s have a great semester!!

Mystery of the disappearing birthday cake

Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

So it’s that time of year, again. My birthday.

A few students in my Chukyo OC VI class asked if they could visit the library for a moment during class today. Not a usual thing, but they’re good kids, so I said… uh, okay…
They came back with a birthday cake and candles.

It was a very nice thing for them to do. I really appreciated that, but I’ve appreciated this group from the beginning. Today was the last class for them with me, and I’m going to miss them, but it was a great way to end things.

A couple of notes about the cake and situation;
1. I’m not sure why they think that’s my age 😉
2. There were only small, plastic forks, and no plates or napkins, hence the communal eating.
3. That cake never stood a chance, hehheh

4th period class was great, too. They brought me a collection of my favorite foods; some chocolate, with some chocolate, and then a little chocolate, ooooooh yeah

Thanks, guys. I really appreciated it and all of your hard work this semester.