| Every year, the study abroad trade publication Language Travel Magazine presents the Star Awards, for the best language schools and agencies worldwide. Thousands of votes are cast to determine…

| Mascots and characters change in Japan regularly, and sometimes I wonder how they end up so popular! Mameshiba were introduced in Japan in 2008 and feature a bunch of…

| Yesterday I went with some friends to a dining place called Kasumi-chou. My friend told me it had been on TV and she wanted to try it out. Apparently…

| Last Friday was the last day for many students at GenkiJACs. Some of my very good friends left, and it was really hard to see them go. Needless to…

| One of our whiteboards at school…. I drew all the happy dinosaurs 🙂 Did you draw anything?

| Save for one experimental time, I’ve never had my nails done before I came to Japan. I finally got them done for the first time last month when the…

| Today the teachers and staff celebrated Miyuki sensei and Gareth’s birthday. お誕生日おめでとう！！

| This Tuesday and Wednesday, some of us went to Mount Aso for a school trip. Altogether we took 4 cars!First we drove to Aso, where the weather took a…