Monthly Archives: February 2012

We Dress Up Like Snowmen (Part One)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

I think my slight obsession with the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri started one day, many years ago in my university library. Browsing through a journal looking for something that actually had relevance to my dissertation, I stumbled across a mention of … Continue reading →

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“A London taxi is a flying bomb.”

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

I finally saw the film adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy last night and it took me a while to settle into this version of the story. It’s a book I picked up six years ago not really expecting to … Continue reading →

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Grade me

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Not content with watching the pain of my students and their endless exams, I’m considering jumping into the revision frenzy myself and signing up for the JLPT N5 when applications open in March. The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) takes … Continue reading →

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