執筆者 admin | 12月 13, 2010 | Blog by Christopher, ブログ
By Christopher Certainly, one of the biggest challenges a foreigner will face living in Japan is reading and writing Japanese. The writing system is considered the most difficult to learn in the world, so difficult that many Japanese struggle to remember how to write...
執筆者 admin | 11月 3, 2010 | Blog by Christopher, ブログ, 最新情報
By Christopher Ms. Yamada’s two boys Eitarou and Takara are Ark Academy students and Ms. Yamada works at the Kirin beer factory. Hatsuho, Kenichirou, and I went to the factory for the tour and I had the opportunity to sample the 2010 Toretate Hoppu Ichiban...
執筆者 admin | 10月 9, 2010 | Blog by Christopher, アークライフ, ブログ
By Christopher I had given up hope. I didn’t expect to ever see my bike again. It’s been almost a month since my mountain bike was stolen. It was a pleasant surprise to hear from the Sanda police and hear that my bike had been recovered. The thief...
執筆者 admin | 8月 2, 2010 | Blog by Christopher, イベント, ブログ, 最新情報
Last Saturday, Ark Academy had a Mexican Fiesta party! There were a lot of kids and mothers and even a few dads. We really filled up the room. We started the party by dancing jarabe tapatio, the Mexican Hat Dance. It’s a fun exciting dance and people had a good...
執筆者 admin | 7月 27, 2010 | Blog by Christopher, アークライフ, ブログ
By Christopher Wow! It’s hot! But I’m glad the children are still genki. Japanese children are amazing to be able to play in such heat. I’m glad our students can still study and we’re still having new students enroll. I haven’t slept with...
執筆者 admin | 7月 8, 2010 | Blog by Christopher, ブログ
By Christopher I’m an American living abroad, so I didn’t celebrate the American Independence Day on the fourth of July. My family always celebrated with barbeques, fireworks, and the city festival at the lake. I miss that. The lake festival involved a...
