Hokkaido

I also went to Hokkaido for about two weeks in the summer. My husband and I started our trip in Shiretoko and came down all the way to Sapporo. We climbed Mt. Rausu (one of the most famous 100 mountains), and that was hard! That's what it looks like in the picture. Yes, I was on the top. Unbelievable.

We camped a few nights and hitchhiked several times to save money, and we were quite successful. Hokkaido is such as beautiful place.

Since...

some of you have updated your blogs, I decided to do the same.

This is a picture from the summer vacation. I went to the Philippines for about a week to do some volunteer work. I visited a school and gave a demonstration on how to teach English to local English teachers. It was a lot of fun.

Has anyone visited the Philippines? They speak good English and such fun people!

It's been a while...

Hello my former students,

It has been a while since I last saw you all. How are you doing? How's your new semester been? Do you continue to take KPP classes? Did you make any plans to study abroad? I have so many questions for you!

My semester has been good. I have 3 KPP classes. I think maybe my new students think I am a tough teacher! I wonder if you had the same impression of me :)

Anyway, I am doing great. I am posting a picture of beer....it is not just regular beer. It is home brew! Yes, it was made right here in the apartment. It is quite good!

I also went to...

Korea on my way back to Japan. I stayed in this old style guesthouse. If any of you have plans to visit Korea, I will recommend this place! (two adults for about 3,500 yen) They have this cutest dog too!

Coming back from my trip...

Hello all,

I dont know how many of you guys still check this blog. Well, it does not stop me from posting! I would like to share some pics from my trip.

Here is a picture from Cambodia. Angkor Wat was beautiful.

My Plans for the Spring Break

Hello all,

The semester is almost over. I hope you are prepared for all the finals and reports coming up. It must be hard, but you know that there is a long break after the hard time!

I would like to share my plan for the spring with you. I decided to go to Cambodia. It is partly work and of course also for fun. There is a big meeting for English teachers in Cambodia once a year in February, and I am doing a presentation. After that is done, I am planning to visit some cities and Angkor Wat.

Has anyone been to Cambodia before? I am also spending a few days in Korea on the way back, so if you have any recommendations or advice, please let me know!

TOEFL IBT

Important notice for all of you

If you are interested in taking TOEFL IBT, there will be one held a few times at CUBE (Konan University: Nishinomiya campus) from the end of this month to March. You can go to International Center to find more information and get an application form.

For those who are planning to take the Spring Intersession ( in February), there is a test on 2/27.

Happy

New Year from Mt.Rokko!