That is really sweet and cool.

That’s so sweet!!

yep – a poster I picked up during a trip to London in 1998.

it’s coming along nicely thanks – will definitely be ready in Early November.

sup jason how is your website progress ??

It’s yosegaki, literally collected messages.

If I vlogged in Japanese a bunch would watch – but most don’t since teenagers spend way more time on their keitai than sitting at an actual computer and listening to me blab on in English would be too much like school for them.

When I was a kid growing up in Tokyo, there used to be a special live event (usually during the summer when the school’s out) where all the TV action heros got together and acted out many of their fighting scenes on stage in front of hundreds of kids. This usually took place at a theme park. One summer, I got all the Kamen Riders’ autographs on a “shikishi” that I had bought the day before my dream event! Man, that was more than 30 years ago! Henshin Ninja Arashi was there, too! Good times!

oh, and I was wondering; do they know about your YouTube account and watch your videos?

yeah – shikishi might be right… hmmm… I’ll hunt around for the answer

Perhaps at public schools. Last year when I left, I got several gifts and cards, but nothing like a plaque. I had a few students not come the last day because they were too upset by me leaving that they didn’t want to cry in front of the other students.

you can speak Japanese with your kids outside of class, but in class you should try to use mainly English. Of course, you can explain something in Japanese if really necessary.

“even though you’re going back to America, please take care. come visit us again in japan, okay?”

The last word is actually “??”, which means “from” so “from class 1-2″ (1st year, group 2)