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Sinking
I was watching the beginning of Battle Royal with a friend the other day, when an image of a school sink appeared on the screen. When i said....
3 Jul 6:54 am  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
10 Minutes in Harajuku
Before going to the Photography Museum on Sunday, and after my experience in the Manga Café, I figured that I would need some coffee to mak....
1 Jul 5:31 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Museum of Photography
After staying in the Manga Café and getting only a couple hours of sleep, I planned on visiting the Photography Museum in Ebisu. The museum....
30 Jun 6:17 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Manga Cafe
After the baseball game on Saturday, I spent most of my weekend alone in Tokyo. I figured that because I was alone, I had more options in te....
29 Jun 8:40 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Go Tigers!
I went to Tokyo last Saturday to watch a baseball game. The Hanshin Tigers, from the Kansai region near Osaka were playing the hometown Swal....
28 Jun 8:17 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ひさしぶり!
It’s been over 20 days since my last post – I think my longest hiatus yet. I’ve been pretty busy lately, and also haven’t been sure ....
27 Jun 10:33 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yokohama
When Sean was here during Golden Week, we spent a day in Yokohama. Janice and I stopped there on the way back from Kamakura on New Year's Da....
6 Jun 7:22 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ESID
The other day, a teacher told me a story about an experience she had with an ALT in her past. I’ve tried to write down what she shared wit....
4 Jun 8:54 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
He doesn't lose rain, doesn't lose wind…
Last week, I mentioned an assignment where students wrote about their future dreams. We continued the lesson with other classes this week an....
3 Jun 6:13 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Warm Fluids
On my desk at work, there were these green forms sitting in a brown envelope for the last few weeks. They were papers that were required for....
31 May 7:41 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Neighbours
I live in a quiet neighbourhood within a fairly quiet city. There is a part of the downtown area that stays busy late into the night, but fo....
30 May 8:39 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fish
We went for sushi today at a sushi bar in some town up the coast today. It’s a bit of a shame that I don’t have more disposable income b....
29 May 9:31 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Down by the river
Here's a few photos I took down by the river a couple of months ago and have neglected to put up for some time now. Things are looking a lot....
29 May 12:33 am  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What goes up… well let's leave it up there for a while.
We’ve been doing a lot more writing in my classes this school year than we did previously. This means that I have a lot more marking to do....
20 May 6:15 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Words of Advice
We did an exercise in class a couple of weeks ago where students shared their words of wisdom. First the students would share a story that h....
18 May 10:30 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
On another note…
On another note, I've been following another blog -- one that probably not enough people are reading, about an English teacher's experience ....
17 May 6:46 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tradition
A few weeks ago, our first year students at Iwaki High School were given the task of learning their school cheer. Along with the cheer there....
17 May 6:34 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
One can be a lonely number
Homogeneous is the word that comes to mind when it comes to discussing Japan’s population. 99% of the people living in Japan are of Japane....
16 May 6:53 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Bokeh Day
I found a website recently that presented some photos that made interesting use of bokeh. Bokeh actually comes from the Japanese word “bok....
15 May 9:51 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Because This is What We Do in Japan…
Hey dude, What size shoe do you where? Bryce This was the email that I sent to Sean a week before he arrived in Japan. Little did he k....
15 May 12:30 am  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sean's Gone!
Sean just left for home in Vancouver yesterday -- actually, he should be home by now. We had a good 12 days in Japan together. 2 nights were....
13 May 10:11 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sean's Here!
My friend Sean, from Vancouver arrived a few days ago. He’ll be staying with me for about 12 days before returning home. He’s been here....
3 May 11:05 am  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Baseball
Today was a holiday, so I had the day off. Many students and teachers from my school went to go watch our baseball team play near my apartme....
29 Apr 9:33 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rainy Day Enkai
 I just got home from a teacher party tonight. It's also been raining quite a bit for the last couple of days. Here are some photos of....
28 Apr 11:37 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Food for thought
I just finished some Japanese curry over rice for lunch today. The curry was leftover from a batch I made for some people that came over to ....
25 Apr 2:09 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Backlit Blossoms
Here's another photo of cherry blossoms. It's been rainy and windy for a couple days, so i don't think the blossoms will be around for much ....
22 Apr 7:58 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hanami and the Misadventures Thereafter
Hanami is an event that signifies the beginning of many things here in Japan – for me, they became the beginning of my misadventures of th....
21 Apr 8:32 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Super Sushi
Why is it that I do the things that I do? Maybe I’m starting to go a little crazy here living on my own… Tonight was sushi night, so I ....
20 Apr 9:41 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New school
I had my first day at Banno High School today. It's an agricultural school that grows its own produce, flowers, and even raises cows and chi....
19 Apr 9:17 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
That time…
Well, it’s that time of the month again – the time where I write about how busy I’ve been, trying to finish the work for this month’....
15 Apr 9:09 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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