You know how most TV shows hit 100 episodes and they kill off a major character? I can’t really do that on account of the fact that I’m the only major character in this ongoing narrative. Seeing that I have no interest in dying anytime soon, you’re stuck with me and whatever words I put…
Month: July 2013
Happy hour, Old Friends and Gion Matsuri
I started writing this entry from a bar which many foreigners make the effort to travel to in Kyoto, a bar called Ruins. Drinking got in the way and I’m now sitting at my local cafe finishing this thing off. So this week was pretty eventful, for a grand total of three or four of…
There are some who call me ‘Paul’
The title of this post relates to the fact that my nametag at work reads ‘Paolo’ and not ‘Paul’. This can easily be remedied by a new nametag being printed, but it is kind of fun explaining the difference in names to my students. When I posted my last update, I was under the impression…
And So It Begins…
I’m writing this entry on my way home from my first week of work. That gives me something like 40-odd minutes to complete this entry before I have to meet people for dinner. Tuck in for a not-so-wild-ride through this past week. There are so many firsts in life, it’s hard to determine which firsts…