July 1, 2015: Return of Blog,

July 1, 2015
Dear Students and Friends
It is almost a month since I stop writing a Blog.
I will resume the Blog to the students and friends.

I will divide the blog into two sections.
One will be messages to the students for the suggestions for their work.
Two will be a regular messages to the friends and all.

1)For Ferris students of Wednesday:
Look at page 100 and choose a type of public transportation that you know well.
List all of the rules that you can think of
1. City
2. Type of transportation
3) Rules of Etiquette
in about 50 to 100 words.

2)I went to Gyosei International school to meet the owner/principal of the school.
He explained how he started the school even though all the Brothers of Marianists were against the idea and wrote the petition to the Archbishop Shirayanagi in 1980's.  He heard the news of money was there for the returnees from abroad(350,000,000 yen)  by the Japanese government to be educated in secondary schools in Japan. He searched all over Kanto area for a land and found it  in Kisarazu, Chiba without any road or infrastructure. He built and started and I think it was a success except his venture to start the first secondary school abroad for Japan in England.
He is a builder, he never ends building. Even today at the age of over 90 he is dreaming of building a new elementary school in Nagareyama, Chiba. I think he will do it.
However, I think Japan is in the middle of dream of growing. I hope this mid-summer night dream will last for a while in this country, but I think people will wake up from this dream and see the reality.
That is time we really see the future of this country or education system will be tested.

GtO

May 17, 2015; Blog 15-5-17

May 17, 2015
Dear Students and Friends
Today I had to take care of 8 year-old boy Souchan while mother went to Misono Junior High School explanation day.
I drove to his house in Sakae ward of Yokohama and pick  him up and returned home.
He was playing games by himself but got bored easily, so took him to walk with our dog, "Peace"
We have three major parks in very close by, but I never took a walk to these parks for at least three years because my Shiba dog was too old and sick.
It was a wonderful day to take them to walk.
Returned he wanted to learn Math but I had no Math drill book to provide him with, so taught English with the "drills" I had.  He did well. He has a good concentration skill.
 Hope you have a chance to write on your daily lives or think about your elementary school days.

GtO

May 15, 2015; Blog restart, No. 15

May 15, 2015
Dear Friends and Students
I would like to restart this Blog
with the idea that you should write
It is much better to write on your everyday experiencereceived a call and continue his study.
GtO


Today I met a professor of Christian Culture,
Professor Takeda at Aoyama U.
It was interesting and refreshing to listen to his conversation.
He is a graduate of ICU and became Roman Catholic by being baptized in
Sankenjaya Catholic Church instead of Protestant of ICU.  He later went to Kyoto U.
and Oxford. He is expert in Christian history and philosophy.
He is a lay member of Franciscan Friary. I did not know such thing existed.
Franciscan is extremely known for poverty. They live like beggars without owning anything
but the monasteries are erected in the middle of cities. This is by their choice.
I find out the wealthiest person in this earth is one who can refuse worldly materials and
live without attachment to it.
(more to be Written)
GtO

May 12, 2015 Blog of Journal

May 12, 2015
Dear Students and Friends
As we are progressing in our days of studies as well as everyday life,
I see the best approach to writing or presentation is writing our daily life.
So I would ask you to concentrate on everyday affairs.
GtO

May 5/6, 2015, Blog

May 5/6, 2015
Dear Students and Friends
Remember to observe the Syllabus and work accordingly.
This week: (1) follow the guideline.
(2) Speak on the Golden Week.
GtO

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.