Here's the deal folks. in an effort to consolidate my "internet life" I have decided to consolidate things under the umbrella ...

Raising a Bilingual Child Teaching Tip: Constant Questioning I learned a lot working as a kindergarten teacher for five ...

There seems to be a myth going around that if you are a foreigner who wants to work in Japan as an English teacher that you...

Raising a Bilingual Child   Teaching Tips: The Daddy Show A constant thought in my mind is “What can I do to help my two children develop th...

Have you ever wanted to do something amazing? Have you ever wanted to do something so cool that you could look back on it f...

Raising a Bilingual Child Good Communication and Planning With Your Spouse   One of the keys to being able to raise bilingual children is st...

The dog days of summer just don't want to end here in Japan. Summer has been hot. Summer has been long. Summer just got a lot longer sta...

Teaching Tips: ONLY Speaking English to my Children Some of you out there may find yourself in a situation similar to...

Code Switching  - Up close and personal I have to admit that watching my son’s language development is...

Change can be a scary thing at times. Other times it can be en extremely good thing. Sometimes change is a very necessary thing. ...

Just a couple of pictures I took yesterday in Osaka (where I work). A small butterfly enjoying a flower and a cool little alleyway.

T-minus 6 days. That's the due date of my second child. If she comes then, I'll be home with my family during Golden Week. If she co...

I haven't been running much lately. If you at all follow my blog, you know I am a runner. I suppose lately I've been a non-practicin...

I saw something pretty cool today. I suppose it was a cool thing because of the positive outcome. I saw something I've never seen during...

Nasty, Nasty Trains in Japan So here's the deal. April 1st marked the new fiscal year in Japan. I live in Japan and recently changed j...

Late last year and earlier this year I began writing about raising my son to be a bilingual child. His first language, Japanese, was progres...

Last Friday I met up with my friend John to do some hiking north of Osaka. He was visiting from the U.S. and wanted to show me the Minoh Wat...

Long time, no see! I'm alive and doing well and still in Japan of course. I've long been neglecting this blog for far too long. Th...

One piece of advice I give to new teachers, especially ones teaching second language learners is to constantly speak to the...