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2021年6月17日
I recently learned how to make crumpets and I’m so excited. So what are they? Crumpets are small griddle cakes made from an unsweetened batter eaten in the U.K., Canada, New Zealand and Australia. They were originally part of the Anglo-Saxon diet and made when bread ovens were unavailable. They can be found in some supermarkets in Japan such as Seijo I […]
2021年5月27日
Today I have decided to delve deeper into gaming and provide a closer look at one of the more popular gateway games. It’s called “Ticket to Ride”. On the box: 2-5 players Ages 8 and up 30-60 minutes Ticket to Ride is a simple game: You collect colored train cards and play them on matching colored routes while trying to finish your tickets (goal cards t […]
2020年10月20日
Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year. Ever since I was a child, I have put on a costume and helped out at Bridges Halloween. Back then, nobody knew who I was, so I was put in charge of scaring the kids and, as bad as it sounds, that was a lot of fun! Unfortunately, this year we have had to change the event because of Covid-19 so […]
2020年9月11日
Being away from my country of origin, I think it’s important to keep up with the current trends or cultural changes that happen back there. Language is constantly evolving to accommodate such changes and, whether or not it affects me directly, understanding what people are talking about is crucial. While reading the news over the last decade or so, I’ […]
2020年2月26日
February 14th for some, is a day to look forward to, and for some, it is a day to dread. Valentine’s Day is ultimately a time to celebrate love and a reminder to show appreciation to loved ones. A day to make the person you love feel a little extra bit special and valued. Although some argue that Valentine’s Day is too commercialized now, I perso […]
2020年1月10日
As we welcome the new decade, I reflect on all the advances in technology that have happened in my lifetime. In the past 50 years, I have seen so many inventions come, and some go as well. Microwave ovens, 8 track tapes, cassette tapes, CDs, MP3 players, color TVs with remote controls, video games, cordless phones, answering machines, pagers, car phones, dig […]
2019年11月13日
I have been an avid gamer since I was six years old. My hobby has taken the form of playing role playing games, miniature games and board games. I still maintain this hobby by joining board game events held each weekend around Yokohama and Tokyo. Just the weekend past, I played four games: Skull King – a trick taking game, A Feast for Odin – an economic game […]
2019年9月18日
I have often found myself comparing health care in Japan to that in Canada. In both countries we are lucky to have national health care. Health care costs in Canada are much lower than those in Japan, and they cover 100% of medical costs rather than the 70% coverage in Japan, but do not include medication or dental care. In recent years, talking to my family […]
2019年5月14日
One of the idiosyncrasies I’ve noticed about England, from my somewhat outside perspective, is that DIY (Do-It-Youself, or Home-Improvement) is very popular. Why DIY? The reasons why people engage in DIY have always been numerous and complex. For some, DIY has provided a rare opportunity for creativity and self expression. For others it has been an unwelcome […]
2019年4月18日
One of my passions is to read. But these days juggling a family, chores and work has turned time into a premium commodity. This has led me to using Audible as the means of keeping up with reading while doing chores thus killing the proverbial two birds with one stone. A couple of years ago, I questioned the value of audio books. Why? Well, listening to an […]
2019年1月22日
In junior high school I was lucky enough to be taught French by a brilliant teacher. She not only taught French, but she was also our music teacher. She often taught us French songs and even put verb conjugation into song. Although I have forgotten much of my French after many years of not speaking it, I still remember most of the French songs and can still […]
2018年11月28日
Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in Canada, the United States, some of the Caribbean islands, and Liberia. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Similarly named festival holidays occur in Germany and Japan. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in C […]