Wednesday, September 2nd, marks my first ever English lesson in Japan.  I will be teaching at a different high school than my base school.  I only go to this visit school on Wednesdays.  I hope it goes well!

The summer break ends and the school year begins for so many Japanese students.  This is not the beginning of a new year but rather just the end of a break.  They had a very nice long break for the summer, now it is time for them to return and prepare for midterms.  This also means...

I officially leave for JET on July 25th, at 11:20 or so AM.  I will be departing from LA to Narita.  I should arrive in Narita about 3:20pm on the 26th (Japan time).  After I arrive, there will be much to do in preparation for my new life.

I leave Arizona for JET on Friday, July 24, at 9:05am.  At first they wanted me to wait 4 hours until I could do anything at the hotel once I arrived in LA, but they think I might be able to check in early at the hotel.  I doubt that I can, but at least I will be able to go somewhere and...

July 17-19 will be Cactus Classic 2015.  It is technically the first competition of the new season, but it will be the last one for me for a while.  I am just grateful that my membership expires next years and not this month.  Then I would not be able to compete at the competition...

On July 5th, 2015, we will be hosting a goodbye party called a Sayonara Party.  It will be held at our home.  It is an open house from 2-5pm.  If you would like to attend, please contact me for further details, i.e. address and phone number, via email.  My email is under the...

On June 26th, I have a skating test.  I will be testing for Adult Silver MIF (Moves in the field).  If I pass the MIF then I get to take the freeskate in which I will fully have moved up to the silver level.  Currently, I am bronze.  I have been bronze for a while but now I have...

The 21st annual Adult national figure skating championships will take place in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 14-19.  I will be performing 3 different programs.  The competition will be shown on Ice Network.  It requires a subscription, so if you do not want to pay for it, you will just...

Fiesta skate will be April 10-12.  Very close to adult nationals.  I will be doing my freeskate at fiesta skate.  I will be skating on April 11th, at 8:25pm.  I have never heard of a program starting so late before.  It's a little unusual.  I hope I do welL! Fiesta...

On Saturday, March 28th, at 4:10pm-5:10pm, there will be an ice show at Arcadia Ice Arena.  I will be a penguin skating.  If you want to see me be a penguin then you should come and see this show.  The admition is freeeeeeeee.  Just know that there will be lots of little kids...