Archive for the 'English' Category

Last June in Murakami, I had the privilege to do some really fun English lessons in the swimming pool at Senami Elementary.  My supervising teacher at that school, Mrs. Hiki, was really, really, into English and integrating it into her classroom.  A few months ago, up here in Saroma, I gave a presentation about my [...]

米姉妹都市から中学生3人 若佐小でダンス披露 佐呂間で27日まで交流 「佐呂間」 町の姉妹都市、米アラスカ州パーマ市から来町した中学生3人が16日、若佐小の児童と交流を深めた。 町とパーマ市は1980年に姉妹都市提携を締結。毎年、中高生が相互訪問している。 今回来町したのはレベッカ・ファーリーさん(13)、ディーナー・クリスチャンセンさん(14)、エリン・ビンセントさん(14)。14日から27日まで町内でホームステイしながら、佐呂間中に通ったり、道内観光などをする。 3人はこの日、町の英語指導助手ショーン・ホーランドさん(25)とともに若佐小を訪問。「チキン・ダンス」など米国に伝わるダンスを披露した。児童も一緒に踊り、英語で互いに自己紹介して交流を深めた。 (野口洸) (インターネットで発見出来なかったので、ブログに写しました。)

This article appeared on Page 26 of the Hokkaido Newspaper today, July 18th. Saroma Town: On the 16th, three students visiting from Saroma’s sister city, Palmer, Alaska, USA, deepened cultural understanding with the children at Wakasa Elementary. The link between the town and the City of Palmer began in 1980.  Every year, junior and senior [...]

Culture

12 Jul, 2009

Culture is such a weird thing.  It defines nearly everything we do.  The time we wake up in the morning.  The side of the road we drive on.  The size of cups at McDonalds.  Whether of not we have to capitalize mCdonalds.  The types of cellphones we own.  The size of our car tires.  The [...]

Yes We Can Make It So.

28 Jan, 2009

I’ve been putting off writing for a while, not feeling any inspiration, feeling tired, feeling over or underwhelmed with daily life.  I still have to talk about Remington’s visit, my Okinawa trip, my general life here in Saroma.  I’ll get there. Yesterday at Wakasa Elementary, I taught 3rd and 4th graders how to say “What’s [...]

Life, Snow and Finns

24 Nov, 2008

It’s been snowing here as life is taking hold of me once again.  An update is daunting yet necessary if this blog is to continue and I figure it should.  I was talking to John, the ALT in Kamiyubetsu about blogging this week (his blog is linked to at the right in the blogroll) and [...]