Category: ALT Life

  • How to learn Japanese Fast

    How to learn Japanese Fast

    downloads.ws You are coming to Japan. Or maybe you are already here. Not as a temporary visitor but for a short-term stay. Maybe you are a student or a contract worker. You need to learn some Japanese. Hurry! Your mind said. You start grabbing a paper and pen ready to scribble some Japanese characters. You…

  • Sports Festival, the Japanese way

    Sports Festival, the Japanese way

    happystorm.x.fc2.com Many schools are having their annual Sports Festival or what they call “undokai” (運動会). The entire school and the community, especially the teacher-advisers and students are pushing themselves very hard to come up with a very organized and fun undokai. Strenuous rehearsals are done many times a week. Everyone is looking forward to the…

  • The Amazing Autumn Trees that made me ‘Fall’ in love with Japan

    The Amazing Autumn Trees that made me ‘Fall’ in love with Japan

    It’s already September. The cold autumn breeze starts to kiss our sun-drenched skin in the long hot summer months. What a relief! Goodbye scorching