I came across this article when I was searching for info on Kujo. Ah! it is now clear why my students used to get confused when they came across the word downtown. (click on the word downtown for the English definition). In Japanese there is a word “shitamachi” (下町)which if literally translated [...]

Posted on May 14th, 2005 by Ian Cheung
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So much has happened since the last blog entry, I’ll just mention one thing in this entry. I am no longer an English teacher, I finished on the 19th.
Some photos of my last day. There were no tears but it was close.
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I will miss the students, they are some of the most amazing [...]

Posted on September 25th, 2003 by Ian Cheung
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