Sunny Rock has listed out many great websites that are useful for preparing to come to Japan. See them here!

There are lots and lots of (both silly and serious) entertainment you can found in Japan. Know a thing or two about them because they are great ice breakers when you meet new friends! Click here to find out more!

English Teacher Training

Today I received my English teacher training from Zenken.  I have been assigned to work at the after school English clubs (branded as World Academy) at various location in the Osaka and Kyoto area.  As I am told, I will be teaching children from 5 years old to high school students that are preparing for [...]

Interesting Roommate / The Simpsons in Japanese

Lately I have been befriending a girl from Quebec, Canada (Yes a Canadian) at the OEH.  She is only 19 years old, doesn’t know any Japanese, and came here alone.  Actually, she went to Sasayama (篠山) and WWOOF-ed first before coming to OEH, and she is staying in Osaka for few more weeks before going [...]

Free Japanese Lessons / Sa Dou

When I went to the city hall to get my Alien Registration card, I picked up a flyer about free Japanese workshop called “Yomikaki” in Hirakta.  There are several of them in the area, and the closest one from OEH is in the building adjacent to the Hirakata Keihan station.  I decided to check out [...]

Yakiniku Birthday Dinner for Carmen

Today is Carmen’s birthday,  and the birthday girl wanted to have yakiniku dinner! So she suggested going to this place called 六甲 (Rokko) in Shinsaibashi.  They have an 1970 yen all you can eat course and that sounds not bad for a big meat eater.

Big meat eater I am not.  In the past I was, but [...]

Misc. notes from Tokyo trip

There are some items I missed in the2 posts about my Tokyo trip.  The first is that I did not mention that me and Ken went to walked around Kabukicho before meeting up with Ryosuke. I did not have anything in particular that I wanted to do but it was nice being in Shinjuku again.  [...]