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Just Because
Before I came to Japan, the only images that I had of the country were either of tall buildings and bright lights, or of small huts in the m....
20 Jan 9:09 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Eternal Flame
On the Island of Miyajima, where I previously posted a photo of the torii gate standing in the water, we ventured up Mt. Misen where we had ....
19 Jan 6:03 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tori
Yesterday I wrote about drums when I probably should have been sending updates for people at home. Janice’s dad left us yesterday morning ....
18 Jan 5:22 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Heavy Drums
Janice and I had the pleasure of attending a taiko drum concert today on behalf of the generosities of our friend Oisin. The con....
17 Jan 6:38 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Where we've been
It’s been so long since I’ve written here that I’m not sure how to go about starting. I guess that’s why I’ve been hesitant to eve....
13 Jan 10:19 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Part IV: Shinjuku, Kabukicho, and the train home
Janice and I are off to Tokyo again for New Year's Eve. We've spent the last week and a half living in Iwaki enjoying work and Christmas. Th....
31 Dec 9:10 am  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Janice and I had a great Christmas here in Iwaki. It was full of Skype, Indian food, potluck, and karaoke. We were glad to be a part of our ....
26 Dec 8:56 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo part III: Shibuya
I took Janice too work again yesterday to Iwaki Koko, my main school so that she could see my office and meet some of the teachers that I wo....
23 Dec 9:37 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Part II: Faces of Harajuku
Janice got her first experience working as an ALT today. I took her to my special needs school, Taira Yogo Gakkou. There were three stipulat....
21 Dec 8:56 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo Part I: Night in Ueno
Janice and I just got back from Tokyo today and we’ve spent the evening cooking up a stir fry and settling back in – well, me settling b....
20 Dec 8:41 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Here she comes…
I'm leaving for Tokyo tomorrow to pick Janice up from the airport. It will be 139 days tomorrow, since we’ve seen each other in person.I m....
16 Dec 8:48 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Christmas Lesson
I decided to do a Christmas lesson with my students at Midori no Mori High School. I will be taking holidays next Thursday to meet Janice in....
10 Dec 6:23 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A tree in the woods
I find that I’ve been using a lot of profanity since I came to Japan. I imagine that when I return to Canada, this is something that I wil....
9 Dec 10:10 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
From my cold dead hands…
BT: Uh, why does the vice principal have a gun?Japanese Teacher of English (JTE): Hmmm…?BT: The vice principal, why does he have a gun?JTE....
8 Dec 9:09 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Bit on Teaching
I’ve been working with a new lesson plan over the last couple of weeks with my students at Iwaki Koko. I tried to take on a different teac....
2 Dec 9:35 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
I’m reading a book right now called Norwegian Wood. It’s a book written by a Japanese author named Haruki Murakami. A Japanese teacher a....
30 Nov 8:51 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Iwaki Halloween
Here are some photos from our Halloween party a few weeks ago. A lot of them are shot with a similar style to the Shine River Rave. I tried ....
29 Nov 5:18 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
On the Inside Looking In
I spent most of yesterday and today at a teaching conference in Fukushima City. There was definitely a different vibe to this event when com....
27 Nov 9:52 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Coveted Barbeque Sauce
The other day, my friend mentioned that of all the foods he missed the most, he really missed being able to eat a good sandwich. I told him ....
23 Nov 1:14 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
What to do with myself
Work has been ridiculously slow over the last couple of weeks due to illness and exams. Because of the H1N1 virus, any classroom that has 10....
18 Nov 9:46 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Setogaro
A friend took me out to a place called Setogaro on Sunday. The place is two train stops away and seems like it’s in the middle of nowhere ....
17 Nov 10:23 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Hunter
The nights have been a bit chilly lately, but the skies have been very clear. On my way home from a buddy’s place, The stars were brighter....
16 Nov 11:25 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
It's all fun and games until this places goes nuclear…
This is a photo that I took inside of a nuclear power plant training facility, which is located on the same grounds as an actual nuclear pow....
15 Nov 10:14 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cold
It got very cold in Iwaki a few days ago – colder than I thought it would get, or at least quicker than I expected. This cold is not somet....
4 Nov 11:00 pm  from  Bryce words from Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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