Archive for April, 2003
Wednesday, April 30th, 2003
Beyond the contest – More impressions on Japan
Hey there. Look, I know, we’re getting a little competitive, but there has been more going on here then just us taking pictures.
Yesterday, we went down to a river with a couple of Marc’s students – Aya and Taichi – and a bunch of their friends. We had so much fun. [...]
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2003
Round 2 – FIGHT!
Regarding the contest, thank you all for your votes! Keep it up! Today we went to a BBQ on the shore of the Yodo River, in north Osaka. It sadly wasn’t that picturesque, but it was a marvelous day. Contest Pix (again, #1 is top left, #6 is bottom right):
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Monday, April 28th, 2003
Let the contest BEGIN!
Today Michele bought herself a brand spankin’ new Canon Powershot A60, as promised earlier on this website. So, to inaugurate her purchase, we’ve decided to have a good old-fashioned shootin’ contest. Yee-haw! We’ve decided to take 3 pictures every day and post them to see who takes the better pictures. Naturally, [...]
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Monday, April 28th, 2003
Another beautiful day in Osaka
Yesterday we spent in Osaka, and it was one of the best days of the year so far, weatherwise. We went to Osaka Castle park and walked around. We had a really nice time just hanging out with each other. Afterwards we went to Den-Den Town, the cheap electronics district, and priced [...]
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Sunday, April 27th, 2003
Kyoto!
We finally went to Kyoto! But naturally, the camera battery was on the verge of death. *Sigh* We saw the Temple of 1001 Buddhas, which was really cool. Of course, no pictures. We walked around some beatiful gardens, and then went back to Osaka to meet some of my students [...]
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Friday, April 25th, 2003
More from Michele
O.K. O.K. – yes it has been a few days since we’ve updated the site – so, here are a few of my past adventures.
First of all, I want everyone to know that I haven’t just been sleeping. In fact yesterday and today have been the ONLY times that I’ve taken naps, except for [...]
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Friday, April 25th, 2003
Carl, this post’s for you.
In response to Carl’s popular demand for our wacky happenings, they mostly consist of Michele sleeping (really). But last night we went to my favorite noodle shop, Ontakesan, where my friend Takashi works. Aiko and Nozomi, two cool AEON teachers I work with, met us there. We had lots of fun, and [...]
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Sunday, April 20th, 2003
Takin’ it easy
Today we were going to go to Kyoto but the weather here conspired against us and we had to cancel. It was rainy and a little cool today, so we decided to hang around Osaka. We figured, hey, “Work, Danger, Chance….can’t be all bad, right?” We ended up walking around my neighborhood [...]
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Friday, April 18th, 2003
Michele’s Continuing Adventure
Today is Thursday around noon. I’m staying in for awhile ’cause I’s got some stomach issues going on and want to be around the apartment. I hope to get out soon and go bike riding like I did yesterday. The weather is unbelievable. I know that sun happens everywhere, but I [...]
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2003
GUEST ENTRY! Michele speaks…
My Japanese Adventure:
Here it is – Tuesday, about 5:30 and I’ve just returned from my day in Marc’s village. It’s somewhere outside of Osaka. I have no idea where. There aren’t any street signs. I mean, maybe there are, but I can’t read anything – unless, of course, it’s random English [...]
