Monday, November 29, 2004

this kid is so cute


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.


He chose to decorate his trick-or-treating bag with a christmas tree. (I think he was confused because I had just shown scenes from The Nightmare Before Christmas)

Halloween/X-mas party


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.


for local elementary school kids. They're holding up trick-or-treating bags that they made.

weekend at Meghan's


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My Tokyo Orientation roomie. She lives in Miyazaki prefecture, a few hours south of me. She says hi to Megan DuBois!

too cute


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.


Sorry to be one of those people obsessed with showing people pictures of their cat. But I am.

"I'm too sexy for my bunny"


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

hello kitty!


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it's a little storage box that she naps in. only in Japan...

I took this with my cell phone


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.

Saturday, November 13, 2004

Sarah C. and some of my bosses


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Sarah C. & Sarah A.


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Friday, November 12, 2004

Saga Balloon Festival


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Thursday, November 04, 2004

my attempt at a post-election discussion with 10 year old elementary school students

me: "who won the election?"
boy: "The White House!"

me: "who do you like better, Bush or Kerry?'
boy: "Bush"
me: "why?"
boy: "he's handsome"

boy: "Ohio!" (as I started drawing a map of the US)

me: "do you have any questions about the election?'
boy: "yes, what kind of juice is that?"
me: "um, it was white grape juice, but now it's filled with water. Any other questions about the election?"
another boy: "where did you buy that juice?"

Tuesday, November 02, 2004

some of my students


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.


before the local junior high English speech contest. (Sarah and I coached them). we won first place for every grade level! (winners go on to the prefecture-wide contest. wish us luck....)

cute kids!


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Originally uploaded by abnihon.


about to do a performance of taiko drumming at Imari festival

festival food/game stalls


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fighting festival


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in Imari, a nearby town