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On Flying, 2 | 航空二
Three hours into a 14-hour flight to Japan and already going to the bathroom is an event. Continue reading
Posted in Preparations, Travel
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On Flying to Japan | 機上
My flight is a 16-hour long marathon from Boston to Newark, NJ (Why not?) and then a straight shot to Narita International Airport in Tokyo, where it will be a 2 hour flight. Continue reading
Posted in Preparations, Travel, Uncategorized
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Advice | 勧め
Three pieces of Japanese life advice from Ben Benjamin. Continue reading
Posted in Culture Shock, Preparations
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On Suitcases | 荷物
A guide to packing a suitcase for life abroad in Japan. Continue reading
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On E-Mail | 電子メール
All of my official e-mail from Japan is sent as a Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail archive with a single message, stuffed into a .zip folder and e-mailed as an attachment – with a password sent separately to unlock the .zip file, which … Continue reading
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On Textbooks | 教科書
I went shopping in Cambridge, MA this weekend for teaching materials for the Language Lab. This is challenging: Teaching high school kids, you don’t want anything that will come off as condescending or boring, but you also don’t want to … Continue reading
