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Today has been an exciting day.  I got up at 4:00 am to go to the fish market.  We took an expensive cap this morning and then navigate th subway back.  This was really cool.  This is where they bring in fish from all over the world to auction off and to sell.  We then [...]

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Last night I got to watch some traditional Japanese theater.  Kyogen is a form of a play.  The one we had was just one guy acting out a scene.  It was very interesting.  Kabuki is a form of dance that tells a story with some singing in the background.  I am SUPER tired but having [...]

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Today is the first full day in Japan.  Wednesday November 15.  Today we had several more orientations and then took a tour of Tokyo.  Visited a shrine and a temple.  Had tempura for lunch and then visited the Diet (government building).  I am including a short segments from before I got the computer going.
Day 1  [...]

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Today was goodbye to all of my students, fellow teachers and other staff members at Greenbrier Middle School. My students made me cards and gave me hugs along with several teachers. I know that I will miss you all. So in the meantime, goodbye Martinez-Hello Japan.

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The time for me to leave for Japan is just around the corner.  I started packing on Sunday and began stressing out.  How much do you pack and then how much do you unpack?  This is the question I ask over and over as I put things in the suitcase and then take things out.  [...]

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Today when I got home from school I had a fed-ex package at my front door. Inside the package was my tickets to Japan, my name tag with my name written in Japanese along with my host family information. My host family is a couple with a 17 year old daughter. It [...]

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