It seemed strange going “back” to Tokyo last night, Tokyo isn’t quite the place you look forward to returning to! But today was the AJET Info which is cool as I got to talk to a lot of new JETs, and as this day is a commercial event I could also show people the Genki…

OK, how to motivate 70 teachers at 10 AM on a Sunday? A challenge. Especially when I find out there is no projector. And there are also a load of kids. But…. as luck would have it these were the kids who always turn up in Nagoya, and they were great, even better than the…

As the title says, computer work, shinkansen, a nice dinner in the Outback Steakhouse, bumped into a couple of JETs, checked out the music festival, and crashed in a capsule hotel because again all the other hotels were full! I am so going to appreciate my Okinawa hotel next week!

Bed at 3 then out to brave the Tokyo subway system at 9, fun fun! But it was worth it as I popped in to see the British Council, mainly to chat about the exchange projects. We were going to have a chat the other week, but things got a bit too busy. Today though…

Recently I’ve really been feeling the big gap between bookstore gigs which last 50 minutes and have a broad range of teachers, and the real professional development workshops in which you really see a progression as the teachers improve. Financially as well, the free bookstore gigs attract good teachers, but also the ones who just…

Spent the morning running around changing hotels, then over to Shibuya to have a chat about organising an adults eikaiwa show using the Genki English songs and games. I might as well put the wheels in motion whilst the idea is still fresh! Shibuya is the Japanese city of fashion and has some pretty cool…