A is for Anne of Green Gables.
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| I may have scared my Special Ed students while acting out this part of the story. |
B is for bus stop.
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| Sanuki village at rush hour |
C is for cheese.
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| making mozzarella magic |
D is for doughnuts.
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Not as good as Tim Horton's, but they do the trick.
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E is for egg-citing times!
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| cooking class at Garrett's house |
F is for farmland.
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| A twenty-minute bike-ride takes me home. |
G is for getting creative with food.
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| Meet Anko-man. He is made of a popular sweet red bean paste. |
H is for hiking.
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| "Better Living" in Chizu, pre-12km walk |
I is for international boards.
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| September was self-introduction month. |
J is for joking around at the Jinpukaku Mansion.
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| imperative Iron Man pose for my papa |
K is for Kyusho Mountain.
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| A bird's eye view of Tottori City by day... |
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| and by dusk. (Climbing down in the dark was...a once-in-a-lifetime experience.) |
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| All That Jazz performing a beautiful set of standards |
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| at the Tottori University Festival |
N is for new friends in new places.
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| bonding at the beach |
O is for Ochidani Park.
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| my sanctuary |
P is for praying mantis.
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| a popular pet for elementary school students |
Q is for quite likely the most comprehensive medical exam of my life.
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| Which I passed with flying colours! |
R is for a room with a view.
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| (inside the Jinpukaku mansion) |
S is for speech contests...
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| My student came second in his age division, |
and shrines.
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| so we went to the nearby Ube shrine to give thanks. |
T is for temples.
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| This breath-taking place is in Wakasa (pop. 4,000). |
And for toilet slippers.
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| Pink for girls, and blue for boys. |
U is for unexpected packages.
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| Santa's got her shtick together! |
V is for vending machines.
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| Hot or cold coffee, pop, energy drinks, and cigarettes; you can get it all on the street. |
W is for warm welcomes.
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| A lovely poster left by my predecessor, Patrick, and a pile of presents (omiyage) from staff at Mochigase. |
X is for extra large, please!
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| This girl's got great big gaijin feet! |
Y is for youtube.
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| my window to the world |
Z is for the zookeeper’s son in this book.
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| A modern Canadian classic that I found in my apartment. |
