No Chewbacca but plenty of cheddar cheese. 2 things I love. Rocks and cheese. So my sister being a brilliant and wonderful person thought I would enjoy a day out at Wookey Hole. So on Thursday we clambered into the brother-in-laws car and headed off to Somerset. We arrived at Wookey Hole. It was a lovely… [Read more…]
April 1, 2012
On March 16th, I worked my final day for the 2011-2012 school year. I arrived at graduation and cried a lot before saying goodbye to all my favourites. The weekend was busy, I had a new car delivered, there was a goodbye party for another ALT in the area and I had to pack. On… [Read more…]
April 10, 2011
After a few random days in Narita, where I developed tonsilitis, drank lots of cider and tried Starbucks’ strawberry cake pop (yummy) it was time to fly home. The flight had been altered the day before, gaining a stopover in Seoul that would push our arrival time back by 4hrs. Grrrr. Add onto that a… [Read more…]
April 3, 2011
5768 miles is how far it is from Wolverhampton to Yamagata. And how different these 2 places are. I came back to Wolves about 10 days ago. Tomorrow morning I will be leaving again to go back to Japan, with no idea of when I’ll be back. When I left, I was in a peculiar… [Read more…]
March 13, 2011
It’s rather weird writing this. I had planned at some point this week to write a blog about last weekend, last Saturday to be precise. I spent the day in Sendai. I had gone to visit the City Museum to see a display all about Pompei, and then do a bit of souvenir shopping. I… [Read more…]
December 22, 2010
This year is going to be very strange (as if it hasn’t been already!) For the first time in my life, I won’t be spending Christmas with my nearest and dearest. Instead, I’m staying put in Japan. Tomorrow, I will fly up to Hokkaido with several friends and camp out in another friends apartment for… [Read more…]
November 21, 2010
Every year, we receive a reminder about the fact we aren’t getting any younger. Our birthdays. Friday 19th November was my 27th birthday. Unlike a lot of people, getting older doesn’t really seem to bother me. In fact it’s quite useful as I generally forget how old I am and frequently tell people I’m older… [Read more…]
April 8, 2010
There was always going to be one of these blogs. Just didn’t know when. However, an evening of yummy curry at Dungaree with Alex has had us both talking about things we miss, so while I wait for my washing machine to finish, here gos. Family. It was always going to be the case that… [Read more…]
April 1, 2012
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