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Travel in Shimane, Japan: The God Tree Sutaji(スタジイ)

  The God Tree When one thinks of Japan, one of the first images to come to mind is of Japanese temples and shrines. These are often set in the mountains and surrounded by beautiful trees. Many of the...

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How To Choose An Online TESL/TEFL Certificate Course

If you’re planning to teach English in Japan, or anywhere else for that matter, you basically just need to be a native speaker and have a college diploma, but it might be worth your while to get a TESL or...

8 comments    job japan teaching
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Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty: A Comparison

I can’t say I’m a huge Disney fan. I have a few favorites, but generally, I prefer anime to Disney and Cinderella hasn’t been on my must see list. However, having kids changes things and especially...

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How to get a job teaching in Japan

Teaching English and living in Japan is a great experience, the adventure of my life. I’ve been doing it for nearly 10 years. I would encourage anyone to come here to start a new career or just for a couple...

38 comments    jobs japan teaching
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How To Drink Yerba Mate; Paraguayan Tea

Drink of the Gods Yerba mate(jerba ma te) is a unique tea like beverage from South America. It is especially popular in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. Yerba was first drunk and cultivated by the...

4 comments    brazil south america argentina
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Why Godzilla GMK Is The Best Godzilla Movie

Anyone who knows me well knows I’m a huge Godzilla fan. Always have been. I’d like to write a review about my new all time favorite movie. 2001’s Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidora, Giant Monsnters...

5 comments    film japan movie review
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Guarani Mythology: Myths, Legends, And Monsters From Paraguay Part 1

Paraguay is a small, land-locked, kidney-shaped country in the heart of South America. I lived there from 1997 to 1999 as a Peace Corps volunteer. Paraguay has two official Languages; Spanish and Guarani...

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Japanese Old Wives Tales And Other Superstitions

  Modern Japan is a shiny world of anime and hi-technology, but just under the surface lies a very superstitious culture, more so than America, I think. They have a rich tradition of superstitions. Here...

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What Is Biodynamic Agriculture?

Biodynamic agriculture is a very special system of organic farming and gardening that actually pre-dates the modern organic movement. It is like organic farming in that it rejects the use of chemicals and...

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The Top 10 Godzilla Movies Of All Time

It may be a little known fact that since Gojira, a.k.a. Godzilla, King of the Monsters in 1954, there have been no less than 28 Godzilla films, not counting that big piece of crap American Godzilla movie....

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