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Chotto Hen Ne?
From 2005-2008, I maintained blog documenting my first years in Japan, from arrival to finding a job, travels, and the challenges I faced living and teaching in the country.
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Links have been updated. Grammar, typos, and formatting have been fixed. Some sections has been rewritten for clarity, but ignorant/incorrect opinions and unfunny/overused jokes, for better or worse, have been left intact.
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Originally posted at https://jiggerton.livejournal.com/
The Egg Dog
In my local convenience store was I lurking when I stumbled upon this gem of a snack. This was not the first time I had seen...
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Aug 1, 20081 min read
A Weekend of Fire & Ice
I just finished a book from George R.R.. Martin’s A Song of Fire & Ice series. This by itself is neither interesting or cool, but...
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Jun 11, 20082 min read
Modern Miracles in Medicine
It's interesting to note that my doctor's visit and medicine combined cost a total of $35-$40 USD, before my insurance claim...
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Feb 7, 20081 min read
Exorcising Avian Infoolenza
Deciding a 4 hour wait was more than I could handle, I left the clinic vowing I would return for the treatment of a future malady...
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Feb 5, 20084 min read
How to Make it Though English Without Really Trying
f you are going to forge your classmate's signatures to make it look like you did the practice exercise, try...
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Jan 23, 20081 min read
Busy. Busy. Busy.
This time of year is very busy at the junior high level, and I’ve been working weekends as of late. I say work, but mostly it's just...
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Nov 8, 20072 min read
Of Weddings & Marathons & Summery Things
The wedding was absolutely amazing, but the most impressive thing about the wedding was my mom. She was constantly...
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Sep 11, 20072 min read
Sumo-Size Me!
I crossed off another on a list of "to do's" in Japan today. I went to my first sumo match. A full tournament lasts 15 days...
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Jul 15, 20071 min read
The Hurdles & Pitfalls of Modern Education
A chance for my childhood Olympic dreams to come true...
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Jun 22, 20072 min read
If You Steal My Sunshine
It’s starting to get warmer and warmer everyday. The male teachers have stopped wearing their jackets in school and a few are even daring...
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May 30, 20071 min read
Shameless Plug
Check out the Stump the Chef video podcast. It’s very interesting and the background music is really cool, right? I wonder who wrote it?
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May 23, 20071 min read
Now I Replicate
The head English teacher at Kota was transferred to another school this year. As a going away/thank you present...
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May 1, 20071 min read
War & Peace
Last week was the end of Sakura. Although the last of the spring flurries of cherry blossom petals had precipitated much earlier...
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Apr 24, 20071 min read
Did I Just Die in an Imaginary Fire?
Apparently fire drills at Japanese schools work a bit differently than in America. I've been working at my desk for the past hour...
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Apr 12, 20071 min read
Do you Like Ringo?
Last Friday I made my first and last attempt at taking the driver’s test in Japan...
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Mar 16, 20072 min read
The Gift of Song
My company rented out the Hard Rock Cafe for a couple hours with a burger buffet and open bar. Although it started off fairly somber...
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Mar 15, 20071 min read
Hey, What Happened to February?
Notes from a February that went up in smoke. A new roomie, side job, friend, and festival arson.
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Mar 7, 20072 min read
Primetime
Since being here I have seen a few shows that were somewhat interesting, but nothing especially noteworthy….until last night...
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Mar 6, 20073 min read
Yay For Internet, Boo For Brain!
After a few days of no internet, and admitting that, however hard I wished, technology rarely repairs itself, I took matters into...
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Feb 16, 20072 min read
A Bit of Perspective
This weekend the internet went out at my house. Rather than be sad about it, I thought I'd take the opportunity to get out of the house...
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Feb 13, 20072 min read
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