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we all have different ideas about the same reality that we occupy. perhaps it is not possible for us to agree on all things but that should not stop us from trying to coalesce around the scant few we do have consensus upon.

there are many ideas in this blog. some you may like, others will infuriate you. i think all one can reasonably ask for is civility in both our agreement or otherwise.

私は、ジンバブエ出身で、ニックネームは登日(トビー)と言います。 2012年に来日しALT(外国語指導助手)として6年、その後、ALTの指導監督者として2年、合計13年間英語指導をしています。

静岡県東部地区の小中学校、約20校でALTの指導をしています。言語教育を通してコミュニケーションの大切さを実感しています。それと同時に新しい言語を習得することは難しいと感じています。 趣味は、お菓子作りと剣道(なかなか稽古できませんが)です。

Saying good bye is much easier when you have beautiful flowers and yummy food smushed into your face as you're show then door.



In as much as I love what I do there is one really painful part that I dread each year in March. Saying goodbye. A year may seem like a long time but it flies by in the blink of an eye leaving you wondering what just happened. 

It is not always at the beginning where a story starts, neither does a journey always have to begin with a departure.

The intricate fabric upon which we weave our lives permits us many choices and each choice we make permits us to experience life in our own unique way.