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29.Nov.2010 Hirosaki Halloween Party

I went to a Halloween party in Hirosaki city. Some of the mount Hakkoda photos I took were on the way to this party. My costume was totally unoriginal I went for the Harry Potter look with lightning bolt and chopstick wand. Some of the other JETs costumes were way cooler and one person went [...]

Oirase Machi Salmon Festival

This was a lot of fun. Rianna one of the JETs in Towada city hooked us up with some tickets for only around 10 dollars Canadian to catch salmon. It was really cool and probably the best 10 dollars I’ve ever spent. It involved a giant flatbed truck dumping a whole load of live salmon [...]

Aomori Mid Year Orientation After Party

A few weeks ago we had the Aomori mid year orientation. This would be the third, and definitely not the last orientation I will be attending for JET. The first one was the Tokyo Orientation, where I was basically a JET lagged zombie for two days. After that was the Aomori mid year seminar. This [...]

My 自己紹介 Self Introduction to 三本木小　Sanbongi Elementary School

I did a self introduction that will be published in a school newspaper for an elementary school in my catchment area. To put my job in perspective I have around 20 elementary and junior high schools that I visit regularly. Sanbongi is special because it is (a) near my house (b) is my semi-base school [...]

Driving through Hakkoda

Here are some photos I took from a second drive over to Hirosaki, where I passed through mount Hakodda. At that time the snow had already fallen and it was freezing!

Photos from my First Solo Trip to Hirosaki

Here are some photos I took from my first solo trip to Hirosaki. A few cool things to note is that I went around Lake Towada, and passed through parts of mount Hakkoda. This area is famous for the leaves changing colour and fall season especially around Lake Towada attracts a great many tourists. As [...]

Back in Action

Well I’ve been taking a bit of a break from posting on my blog. But I think it’s time to do a little some more writing. Basically over the last few weeks I’ve been busy with studying for the JLPT 日本語能力試験. I’m taking level 4, out of 5 levels, level 5 being the lowest and [...]

03.Oct.2010 Bike Ride North of Towada Photos

Here are some pictures for a bike ride I took north of Towada.

Towada Aki Matsuri Photos

Check out the photos of the Towada aki Matsuri:

How to Bike in Japan

Check out this video. I did some biking with my mama chari, (mama’s chariot). It’s cool to note some of the features of this bike. First there is a neat anti theft device with a key, a convenient basket and a generator with a light for biking at night. I used my bike to do [...]

Towada Fall Festival Videos

Here are some videos from the Towada fall festival (Aki Matsuri). Aki Matsuri Parade 1: Aki Matsuri Parade 2: Aki Matsuri Parade 3:

02.Oct.2010 Takko Garlic Festival

I went to the Takko garlic festival on Saturday. There was this really hilarious sign that I put in the album that talks about a “tail of the procession” I think they mean end of the line. Also the guys in the suits in the photos are getting the meat ready from a cow which [...]

14.Sep.2010 Settled In

Well I’m working on getting more settled in. I have internet set up, my phone works and my house is more or less good to go. I know how to pay my bills and I’ve met a whole bunch of people and done most of my self introductions. I still have a lot to do. [...]

13.Sep.2010 Earthquake!

So I finished my classes this afternoon, then all of a sudden there was an earthquake. I was really surprised when it happened. I was kind of bemused by the whole thing, but the office staff didn’t even miss a beat they just went right back to work and turned the TV on. It indicated [...]

12.Sep.2010 Momo Ishi

Check out this giant statue. This is a 3/4 sized version on the statue of liberty, right in my very back yard in a nearby town called Oirase machi. This is very strange and I was surprised to find out that 2 of the worlds statue of liberty replicas are in Japan.

Towada Lake Festival

Check out these pictures from a festival that some of my students participated in at Towada lake. It was a really fun day and I’ll post some video that I took of some of the dancing and other demonstrations.