Japan

  • Almost Done in Osaka…

    It’s hard to believe this is our last week in Osaka. Our time here truly went by so fast, and it’s crazy to think that this time next week I…

  • School Festival, Hiroshima, and Building Confidence

    The last few weeks in Japan have been busy but great. The school festival was unlike anything we have in Canada; each class set up a themed activity in their…

  • Kushiro: Sept 24-Oct 9

    New Word/Phrase I Learned:  I can’t think of any specific new ones, but I’ve definitely been using Daijobou desu (I’m good) a lot! People have been very polite here, and…

  • kawaii desu

    This past week, we started our placement at our school, which is an elementary (grades 1-6) public school with some special needs classrooms! Although it was only three days so…

  • Last Stretch in Sapporo

    September 8-23 New Word/Phrase I Learned:  Guruguru – an onomatopoeia for a stomach rumbling to indicate you’re hungry. Something Surprising/Interesting:  Japanese schoolkids are quite similar to ours in terms of…