Have you seen the movie "The Ring"? If so, then you`ll recognise my costume for last Sunday`s kids halloween party at our Ginan school. This character`s name is `Sadako`. I guess this is a really unpopular girl`s name since that movie came out.... Even though most small kids have never (I hope!) seen the movie, some...

Everybody knows that Japanese people love visiting Hawaii, but not everyone knows that hula dancing is a popular pastime in Japan. That`s lucky for Teragoya, because it means we could find lots of excellent performers for our Hawaiian party in Gifu last week. They look fantastic, don`t they? Thanks, ladies! A student also...

The Taiko performance at Gifu Teragoya on Saturday night was great. The guys put on a powerful performance - we were all impressed. Afterwards they let us try drumming on the big drum (in this picture) if we wanted to. I didn`t try, because I`m not good at keeping a beat, & I didn`t want to embarrass myself (w...

On Saturday, Gifu Teragoya held its Christmas party. Our special guest was the talented and amusing Ozawa-san, who performed a variety of magic tricks for us all. Thanks and good job! I also performed a couple of magic tricks - first I made some alcohol disappear, then I introduced myself to a student who told me that, ...

If you don`t know, a `pot luck` party is one where everyone brings some food. The variety & quality of dishes at Saturday night`s party was excellent - pasta, salad, sushi, nabe (a pot of soup/broth/stew), cupcakes, pancakes and more. A very satisfying winter feast. Well done everyone! Of course there were drinks ...

This year`s adults` halloween party was excellent! Lots of people came, and the costumes were amazing - I was really impressed. I didn`t wear my refrigerator costume from the kids` halloween party; it was too damaged and I couldn`t be bothered [mendokusai] repairing it. But I think my replacement costume is pretty f...

Yes - my costume this year was... a refrigerator-freezer! There were lots of activities for the kids to do at the party. When they finished each teacher`s activity, they could get a stamp on their card. When they collected all the stamps they could get a prize. As usual, I made a big puzzle. When they finished the puzzle, the...

Teragoya held another fun & fantastic party last Saturday night at our Gifu school. The theme was `Reggae`, so everyone wore resort wear, and there was a live DJ & reggae dancing. Also, Henriette from Gifu Teragoya made cocktails - I don`t usually drink cocktails, but the Pina Colada she made was excellent ...

Do you remember your first kiss? How about your first KISS LIVE CONCERT??? I do, & in both cases I was excited, embarrassed, and confused... But I knew I wanted more! So! Last Saturday I joined a crowd of rock romantics at Gifu Teragoya for another performance by our favorite Kiss tribute band, `God of Thund...

On Friday, Ichinomiya Teragoya held a Tanabata Party at an izakaya called Wataminchi (why do staff always laugh when I say it?), which is in front of Ichinomiya Station. The interesting thing for me about this izakaya is that it used to be a Nova school before, and I used to work there! So the place we drank beer & a...