Apparently wearing my hair back in a scarf makes me look “very Australian” And here I thought it just looked hippy!! Hey, does that mean all australians are hippies, or that Australia’s image is as a hippy nation, or simply that whatever I look like is transposed onto Australia as a whole and Wella! Head […]
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A new record: In a 20 minute bus trip in the not so backward city of Kyoto, Shanta and I managed to score 55 stares from ONE old man. And these weren’t glances-out-of-corner-of-eye stares, these were full on, half-turn-the-body-and-crane-the-neck-around stares. 55 of them. 10 occuring at just one stop. very impressive. Go team Gaijin!!!
I have a new theory: 90% of this school were born in tents. Why close doors when you can turn the heater up? Same reasoning behind the lack of insulation – why have insulation when you can turn the heating up. AAGGGHHHH… No wonder every second thing said here is samui ne (it’s cold, isn’t […]
I’m enjoying, yes enjoying, the cold as it brings light fluffy snow, but this enjoyment is only enabled by the multitude of layers and serious coat which keep me snuggly warm. Our students are not so lucky. Not only do the girls have to wear knee-lenth skirts without stockings, and scarves and gloves are not […]
It’s snowing!!!!!!!
