April in Japan

Despite a cloudier, wetter spring than most, we managed to do a lot in April. Cherry Blossoms I'll start at the end of March, when we visited Osaka Castle to see the cherry blossoms. I've uploaded highlights from that trip below. The weather cleared up a bit that night, and we saw some beautiful colors…

Rhythm and Language

The following came to me courtesy of Ben Norman, a music educator for the Clay County school district in Florida, who I've known since my undergraduate days at Jacksonville University. It's a great read that covers a lot of topics related to rhythm, but below is the part on language: Rhythm is tied to language.…

The Pre-Semester Weekend

This is the final weekend before the semester begins at Kansai Gaidai, and today we participated in the new faculty appointment ceremony. Tomorrow, there's a new student reception, which new teachers will attend. Monday things kick off. Tsutayama bookstore, near Hirakata station As of today, I am covered in the Japanese health system, which is…