St. Patrick's Day in Japan

So how do the Japanese celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Karaoke, of course...and watching all the foreigners get intoxicated. I actually think karaoke should become a part of all holidays, both at home and abroad...mutal understanding through song...I like the sound of that...
Have you ever wondered what Snoop Dog's lyrics look like in Japanese? Well wonder no more...

Birthday dinner...

Sayonara

Last month I had to say good-bye to my graduating students at one of my schools. It was actually quite sad...I think I enjoyed teaching this group of students the best out of both my schools and all my other classes. Anyway, as a little keepsake, I had the students write about their dreams for the future, then typed them all and put the compositions together in a little booklet for each student. We also took class pictures for the booklet (see below). Anyway, as a little surprise, all the students wrote me a little "good-bye" letter and at the end of our last class each student presented his/her letter and said a short speech in English. So in honor of my cute soon-to-be high school students, here are their pics and a few of my favorite letters:

This student, Kento, sings in a gospel choir (don't ask me how or why). He said his English has really improved because of it...he certainly has some interesting word choices. His favorite gospel song? "We are the World".

I'm pretty sure telling someone that he/she has a "small face" is a compliment here...

See if you can guess what song this was "borrowed" from...

This student's #1 dream for the future: "My dream is to visit Katie's house."

This is from Miki-san, who came to my desk everyday after lunch to chat and help me with my Japanese homework.