On September 27th, I will be embarking on my first field trip with AECP students as part of my new teaching job.  They will spend the entire day in Sedona doing various things to learn about Arizona, practice using English, and just generally having a good time away from the class room....

I made sure that I had my vegetarian meal this time.  I walked up to the counter and showed the lady my boarding pass and told her that it doesn't show a special meal as I had requested.  So she called someone and they had it prepared for me which was wonderful.  If this happens...

What a sad sad day it was to return home.  Boo! Oh well, I hope to be returning soon and this time staying much longer. I should say that I forgot to mention one annoying fact in the last post.  We came back to our hotel around 2pm to rest and wait for the sun to set so we could explore...

The day after visiting my friend I did not feel so well.  My throat was not feeling well and I had a cough.  I took some of the medicine that I purchased and that actually helped my throat some.  We went to the little conbini (Convienence store) in the hotel and got some food to eat...

The day after we visited friends we went to Osaka to see another one of my friends.  Her name is Eri.  She does not know English.  She can read English ok, but she is unable to speak or comprehend what she hears in English.  That is due to the fact that Japan's educational...

August 23-24 is Flagstaff Ice in the Pines.  It is a Saturday and Sunday.  I skate on Saturday, August 23rd, at 5:45pm.  If you want to see me, head up to Jay Lively Ice Arena in Flagstaff, AZ and I will see you there! I may or may not skate at Ice in the Pines due to the fact that...

On Saturday, August 16th, at 2:00pm will me an ice show.  It is not a competition it is just something fun to do and show our artistry.  It will be similar to the Christmas ice show back in December, but this time I will only be doing one show and not two.  The show will be held at...

In the morning, JD was not feeling so well.  He had a cough and his poor voice was messed up.  He said his chest felt like it was vibrating when he talked.  I asked my friend what kind of medicine we should buy to help him get better and she suggested a couple different ones....

My husband and I took a bus to the Sky Tree because it was the only way to arrive there without having to do much walking and it was cheaper than taking the subway.  The bus took us dirrectly to the Sky Tree shopping center.  The Sky Tree is huge!  We saw the top of it when we...

Yesterday I didn't post anything as I passed out once my head hit the bed.  I don't even remember if I changed clothes.  Anyway. We woke up early just because, then we got breakfast and headed to the Shinkansen!!! (Bullet train).  We were planning on heading to Nagano then on to...