During the last few weeks, the schools have been preparing for their annual Sports Festival. Practices have gradually been extending into my English lesson time, which fortunately has given me some space to reflect on the first month.
So far, I have been able to try out a lot of activities with all my groups of [...]
Listen and Move part one: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download Listen and Move part two: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadShortly after landing in Sydney, I was met by my friend and native Aussie, Alan and his partner Lauren, who gave Tara and I a proper welcome to Australia. Dinner and a long walk was enough to convince me that we had arrived in a fine city: incredibly diverse, unique sights, and plenty to do. [...]
New Zealand is both foreign and familiar, modern and pastoral (more sheep than people), relaxed and adventurous (home of bungee jumping, which is available on more street corners and bridges than you can imagine). Auckland was somewhat typical of a big city (3 Burger Kings within a mile of our hotel), but Wellington was full [...]
I’m back in Japan, and right into a full week of teaching. There’s too much to say about the trip, but I aim to post about it very soon.
