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This weekend I got to see a pack of wild monkeys! It was so awesome. North of where I live in Aomori is an area called Shimokita which is home to the world's northernmost monkeys. A bunch of other JETs (Steffanie, Ross and Eric) were passing through Noh… more »

I was woken up this morning twice by two big earthquakes. Apparently the quakes were much stronger up north of me in Hokaido, and now there are lots of tidal waves hitting the coast. Unfortunately, Noheji is in a bay that is protected from big waves so… more »

I still haven't got me one of them fancy "digital" cameras yet, so the only pictures I have for you guys are the ones my new found friends and Hugh have taken of our adventures together. Here's what we got: Yesterday was a holiday in Japan.. some kin… more »

Sometimes when my students hand in assignments they like to take it upon themselves to sketch portraits of me on their worksheets. Here are some of my favorites: more »

I am writing today from my musty smelling but very roomy apartment in Noheji, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. I don?t know why it is so humid in my apartment all the time, although it might have something to do with the fact that it has rained every single da… more »