Muse? Who?, What? Where?
Muse, an interesting word, it’s origins in Greek and Roman Mythology. The muses were the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, they are nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences. […]
Tag Archives: living abroad
Blogging 101 – Why am I here?
I am am going back to school with the Daily Post and am going to try their Blogging 101 course. I am feeling very excited and a little nervous. Please […]
Abroad and Afloat
Abroad and Afloat I find myself living abroad in a foreign country, immersed in a foreign culture and communicating in a foreign language. There are times where I feel the […]
It’s like a foreign language to me!
Here I am living in Japan, working as an English teacher, loving the culture, the food the people and the language. The are times when I stumble with the language […]
Smoking Hot Topic
The Japanese are still prolific smokers despite statistics showing the number of smokers is at an all time low. Cigarettes are still very cheap and very easily accessible with vending […]
A bit of toilet humour
The Japanese have taken a simple functional every day piece of technology and developed the absolute crap out it. Pun intended. The Japanese toilet not only deals with bodily functions […]
TechNOlogy
25 years ago in Japan I used a blackboard and chalk. My how times have changed ….. NOT! Some 15 years after I left Japan, I still have to blink […]
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