After the past few months of doing computer work it was back to the fun part of Genki English, actually using it in classes! Today, instead of a simple kids show, I had three demo lessons. Each one would have two grades and I’d try and do as much as possible in the time, so…

After I did Akita last year, I thought that having been to every prefecture in Japan would mean that from now on things would get a bit boring. I’d never again fly to a new airport, and my useless knowledge of where to find the nearest Starbucks in nearly every station in Japan would increase…

One of the really, really nice things about my job is that I can literally do it anywhere. If I have internet access for email and skype, it doesn’t really matter where I am. But as soon as I landed yesterday it seemed like everything just shifted up a gear. Whereas in Europe I was…

Well that was an interesting flight back to Japan. I left Leeds on Thursday morning and arrived in Fukuoka on Saturday morning! Two 9 hour stop overs aren’t the most well planned way to travel, but I got a load of work done. Then usually on the flights I like the chance to catch up…

It does feel a little strange that I was PRing the blog in the newsletters this month, then I’ve been so busy I haven’t had time to update it! But last night I finished off a new big project and got it sent to the factory, so if things go OK expect a nice announcement…

From now on it seems like things are a bit more tricky to explain! My homework for today: trying to breathe without making a sound. It’s designed to open things up and release stress in your vocal chords. Try and see if you can do it. With all this new stuff I’m learning, I’d certainly…