Mathias! My classes at Waseda are finally finished and I’m very happy to not have to go to those boring lectures anymore. I think it’s time to study Japanese on my own without the teachers troubling me with too many tests that I always received a bad grade on. : ) Now, I’m just teaching…… Continue reading E-mail to Mathias 8.20.2004
Tag: Life in Tokyo
My life in Tokyo. I lived there from 2001 – 2003 and visit every year. I am tied by marriage to the country and will eventually live in Japan again.
E-mail to Phuong 8.5.2014
Hello Phuong, Thank you for your call today! I was happy to talk with you! Recently I’ve been very busy. A friend of mine started his own English teaching school and I have been going there everyday to help him interview English teachers for a job. Also, I have to teach my own classes everyday…… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 8.5.2014
E-mail to Miguel 7.29.2004
Miguel, All done. I would suggest you have a few more people take a look to get their opinions. I’ve underlined my corrections. Everything looks pretty good. The only things I would advise you on: 1. Overuse of “and”: I want to drink a beer and a wine and and vodka and a tequila. better…… Continue reading E-mail to Miguel 7.29.2004
E-mail to Phuong 7.27.2004
Hi Phuong! I can see that your English is much better! You must be studying very hard. Good job! Life in Tokyo is changing very much. My Japanese semester just ended last week and now I’m teaching English every night! As I mentioned on the phone, I have to stay in Tokyo until October 1st…… Continue reading E-mail to Phuong 7.27.2004
E-mail to Ryan 7.20.2004
Ryan, Hey man, did you make a decision about France yet? How is the job going? I got an e-mail from Brendan with some pictures of Ireland and it looks like he had a pretty good time there. What’s going on with you in NY? You behaving yourself? As for me, the Japanese classes finally…… Continue reading E-mail to Ryan 7.20.2004
E-mail to Dad 7.19.2004
Hey Dad, Nick got here just fine and doing well. He e-mailed Aunt C two daysago. From what he tells me, he had quite a nice experience in thePhilippines and got his scuba diving license. When I picked them up from the airport they both looked like your typical scruffy backpackers and completely wiped out. …… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 7.19.2004
E-mail to Ron 7.16.2004
Ronaldo, I keep forgetting to tell you about Vesta. We met up a long while back and had a great chat and drank with a few of my friends. She is a cool girl and is into Latin culture which makes her super cool. That is about the last time I spoke with her although…… Continue reading E-mail to Ron 7.16.2004
E-mail to Dad 7.14.2004
Dad: Thanks for sending me those articles. It looks like you’ve done really well for yourself and Grandpa and Grandma would be extremely proud of what someone who had trouble with math has become. I’m extremely proud to have such an intelligent father who can always show me the other side or view when problems…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 7.14.2004