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On Staying Sane as an Expat in Japan
I have a few months left before starting my new life in London, but I’ve already filled 11 rubbish bags to bursting with the debris of my life in Japan. About these ads
On Doing Mass Radio Calisthenics in Japan
Everyone in Japan knows how to do Radio Taiso.
On Inventing Yourself in Japan
Living in Japan is living in a thought experiment.
Posted in Culture Shock, Homesickness
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On the Salesmen of Sri Lanka
The first guy approached me while I was standing outside of a train station in Colombo, staring at the wood-and-paint schedule board full of clock faces the attendants adjusted by hand.
On Eating School Lunch in Japan, Part 2
Yesterday, we looked at the history of middle-school lunches in Japan. For some reason, we’re doing it again today; only this time with a focus on what lunch is like in the modern day.
Posted in Food, Teaching
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On Eating School Lunch in Japan, Part 1
Eating lunch at a Junior High School in America was my first confrontation with the absurdity of my situation as a student.
Posted in Food, Teaching
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