Two Years in Japan
Here are my appearances in Japanese newspapers and newsletters.
These are my letters home about a variety of subjects.
I Am a Japanese School Teacher
Teaching is the Happiest Profession
Finding a Purpose and Working Like a Maniac
The Class of Heisei 20 Graduates
My New House and the Blue House! The God of Fire and the King of Pop!
The Naked Man Festival and Other Hot Licks
Sacred Ceremonies of Fat Athletes and Effeminate Grandfathers
How I Grew 3 Years in 12 Months
Every two weeks, I participated in an adult English conversation salon. Most of the people were Japanese, and most were elderly, but their excellent English exhibited their lucid minds. Everyone gave a speech about a certain subject. When I couldn’t make it, I sent something to be read in absentia.
How Can I Activate My Neighborhood?
I applied to work at Tokyo Orientation for new teachers, and the first two pieces are proposed speeches for that. I was asked to speak at the Kumamoto Prefectural Orientation, and so the third is what I submitted for the handbook.
Here are a couple other Japanese compositions.
天水中学校別れの言葉
Here are a few things I used in school.
Here’s what I’ve written about Japan since leaving.
What I’ve Learned in the Karaoke Box
