It is very difficult to find information on the effects of Baraclude on pregnancy. With some digging, some information, while not extremely informative, can be found. Baraclude is an antiviral drug used to treat Hepatitis B. It can cause the…
Note: Japanese says “Grounded electrical cables”
Sometimes it’s dangerous to play with kids, since they like to mime actions. Once, I was at a bowling party, and this cute little boy was drinking a soda. He had slurped up a lot of soda, so that his…
Japanese people have a hard time believing things that are new to them, and it’s true for both adults and children. When I tell them that students in the US can actually be held back for poor performance and be…
The other teachers and I like to play with kids a lot. At lunch, I often fold up someone’s napkin and stuff it in their pencil cases. By now, a lot of the kids are used to it, and they…
Some Japanese names are interchangeable between genders, such as Chihiro, as it depends more on the kanji than the pronunciation. A coworker of mine told me how her high school teacher often called out “Chihiro-kun” instead of “Chihiro-chan” when calling…
A lot of Americans say that Asians all look alike. Japanese, too, say that all Americans look a like–despite black, blond, or blue-eyed. Neither culture is correct, although people do share similar traits and characteristics. But I do teach about…
Teaching in Japan can be very interesting at times, especially regarding scheduling. The eigo shunin at one school gave me a schedule with no classes on Friday. On Thursday, at a meeting, she told me that a teacher wanted a…
Context is important for both conversation and learning. Once, a girl asked me if I had gone to Shanghai. At that time, I had never gone to Shanghai, but she insisted that I did. It was more than a little…