I was wrong about Satou-kun. I thought he was the type that liked to remain in the shadows, be the right hand of da man. Be that reliable, capable, dependable, loyal soldier, willing to not only carry out assignments but adept enough to anticipate the needs of his leader before they arise. I remember I likened him to Bob [...]
Over the course of the year, the school gets pretty dirty… Time to change that! It’s like a cleaning game. Japanese call it Zoukin Gake! Aren’t they just too cute for words….I love my kids! These pics were submitted as part of the Show Me Japan series at Budget Trouble Vol. 1/Issue 4. Please go there [...]
Here are some pictures from school C: Well, that’s about it for now. Thanks for stopping by. Loco
For All English version click here . FADE IN TITLE Sometimes a dream is just a dream FADE OUT TITLE EXT. YOKOHAMA-SAME MORNING Loco walks away from a fairly modern apartment complex. Still high from his dream, he has a bounce in his step, pride in his stride. He walks upright, confident and poised, basking in the morning [...]
日 本語は、ここをクリックしてください。 FADE IN TITLE: It all started with a dream… FADE OUT TITLE NARRATOR (V.O.) It all started about a few months ago, with a dream he’d been having off and on for over a year… FADE IN EXT. MOUNT FUJI- MORNING Mt. Fuji, peaked with snow, fills the screen, not unlike the Paramount logo. Then we zoom [...]
Thank you all for your patience (assuming you were all just sitting around waiting for me to get it together.) Well the wait is over: Loco’s Back! Got myself a new self-hosted blog and spanking new logo and banner, and a bunch of other doodads to make my blogging life a little easier and your [...]
Took a little stroll around Yokohama last week, to an area not too far from Ishikawacho station. There ‘s a lovely historical district, and a quiet park there with Sakura (cherry blossoms) galore. Here are the pics: Ah, Spring! Loco
“Do you like to make lessons for our classes?” I asked Yoshida-sensei making sure my smile was intact. She flinched and said, “Unnnn chotto….” (well, kinda, sorta…) which I’ve learned is as strong a ”no” as you’re gonna get sometimes in Japan. But I treated it like a half-hearted yes. “Well,” I said, keeping upbeat. “I really like making [...]
When I first started working for this company I was told that they hired teachers for Elementary, Junior High and High Schools and was asked which I preferred. I’d told them anything but an Elementary school was ok. I’d had my fill of toddlers and pre-teen kids during my tenure at Nova. So, naturally when I received my first [...]
What can I say? It aint all Manzai and Kawaii kids… Yesterday a woman from the Board of Education came to observe me teach. She’s a nice woman, been at her job for a long time. Not Japanese, I don’t think, but she’s been here so long you can hardly tell she’s not from here. [...]
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