April 23, 2015; Number eight

April 23, 2015

Dear Friends and Students

Today I took train from Yokohama to Tokyo at 8:10 in Yokohama station. 

Several months ago all the trains were to Tokyo but today there is no train going to Tokyo.

This train was to Utsunomiya but some to Ueno. So coming back the platform is packed with people going home and there is no vacant seat.  

Today in the morning I had to change to Suidobashi via Ochanomizu.

It is always packed. Leaving the station the streets are packed as more students are coming back to the ceter of Tokyo.  I often wonder about the safety in time of earthquake crisis. I think we are overconcentrated to the center of Tokyo these days.

Think about your travel every day to your schools every day.

Describe your trip to Tokyo for your commuting to your school.

Thank you 

George Okuhara-Caswell

April 22, 2015; Number seven

April 22, 2015

Dear Friends and Students

I hope you are doing fine.

What we learn from Wednesday's Reading Class is how to find an ideal job.

You should consider(1) skill,(2)location or environmental factor, (3)rewards
as  top  choices for finding right work.

I want you to think what is your ideal job.

April 21, 2015; Number six

April 21, 2015
Dear Friends and Students
Today I went to Tokyo and taught at Nihon and Meiji universities.
Both are same as far as there are nice students attending classes.
I asked them to write a journal to come with a presentation with fifty words on
their daily lives.
GtO

April 20, 2015; Number Six

April 20, 2015
Dear Students and Friends
How was today?
If you look back to your life today, you may find some exciting events that
took place.
For me, I woke up around six and left home a little earlier than usual.
I reached the university and gave three books of "Quiet Heroes" to
a professor and two instructors who were interested in the Christian movement.
It is about the Religious Organization of Friends helped 120, 000 Japanese Americans who were sent to Internment camps.
Then, return fast home to meet the house repair workers at 1 pm.
They came on time and opened the entrance roof to check whether Civits remain were there and fixed two TV outlets.

What I want you to do is recall what you did today.

GtO

April 19, 2015 : Number five

April 20, 2015
Dear Students and Friends
I hope you are doing fine.
I went up to Tokyo to a "Christian" meeting
at Takanawa, Minato-ku.
They are over 100 years doing a service and running a school.
I met a neighbor in the evening about his son's English lesson
but surprised with  a great gap of reality and what is said about
English education in Japan and how parents demand to teachers.
I see only doubt about the future of this country but always
solution came at the end.
So stop worrying and be happy!
GtO

April 18, 2015, Number Four

April 18, 2015
Dear Friends and Students
To students who are getting ready for Journal or Presentation.
I think you should work on description, explanatory writing on Describing your school.
This, your school, means university or previous school(s) you had attended.

GtO

April 17, 2015; Number three

April 17, 2015
Dear Friends and Students
Today is Friday and yesterday I had Nihon University opening party for teachers and office staffs.
It took place in a huge arena in Bunri campus. They have 17 departments and many buildings with my old building where I teach on Thursdays.
I want you to describe your campus or describe your high school building.

April 15, 2015, Number two

April 15, 2015
Dear Friends and Students
I would like you to introduce yourself first.
Then, write about you have done on a day you may remember.
Have a nice day.
GtO

April 14, 2015, Number One Blog

April 14, 2015
Dear Friends and Students
Welcome to our Blog.
It's been raining for several days and getting stronger.
If it is not raining, I could have gone to Iaido practice today.
Hope all of you are doing fine.
First thing we should do is Self Introduction.
It is like the beginning of Facebook: name, birthday, hometown, school, work, interests.
Then, you should write a draft for fifty words or more and check, spelling and grammar.
You should rewrite it and write the final work to be hand in.  You can write all the process
in a notebook and submit all the process together.
GtO