It’s Dawn and Scott Week here at Big in Japan central, and all is well. Well and drunk, that is.
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Yopparai in Translation
Ink Me Again, Baby
Dawn crammed herself into Rino the Tattoo Artist’s tighter-than-a-schoolgirl schedule, and we all headed over to watch the visceral and sometimes painful transition of pasty skin into something a bit more colorful.
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Bostonians on a stick
Imagine: you’re packing up your life in Japan, ready to leave and head off to parts and parties unknown, and a friend rings up and says, “I’m Rick James, bitch!”
Which sounds strangely like, “Can I come visit you one more time before you leave Tokyo?”
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Hello and Good-bye
To celebrate my last lesson with the students at Jinnan Elementary School in Shibuya, I made the third and fourth graders interview each other in the now-famous Interview Game (woo-hoo!), while I walked around and supervised.
Always take the path of least effort, I mean, resistance, when dealing with kids.
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Peace, Brotha!
Last Friday was my last day at the junior high school I teach at, Ueno Chugakko.
I reluctantly started teaching at the chugakko level. That age level just never interested me much. The younger elementary school kids are far more energetic, and college students have personalities. Sometimes.
But the oh-so-fun teenage years?
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Catching Up
Updates for February and March are finished.
For those who care why a blog, ostensibly an bleeding edge account of… well, whatever, is having some back entries updated, it’s simple. Because of occasional blogblock and some very busy days, with a healthy dose of procrastination, what I’d do was I’d write a few notes about what I’d been up to, then save the entry in draft mode, planning to get back to when I had more time or energy.
So be sure to check out January, February and March 2005 when you get the chance, or if your free time so inclines.
Today’s Hilarious Conversation
This Friday will be my last day at the junior high school. At the end of lunch today with one class of third graders – they’re 15 – the following exchange occurred between me and a group of the kids.
Female Student 1: I’m going to miss you!
Me: That’s nice of you. I’m going to miss you, too.
Female Student 1: I love you!
Me: Uh…
Female Student 2: (slaps her friend’s arm) Don’t say that! Like! Like!
Female Student 1: I like you! I like you!
Teenage giggling ensues.