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Exercise Ecstasy!

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  Please see below for the Japanese translation! For good reason, Himeji Castle is a World Heritage site. It is truly incredible and gorgeous! As is the case with so many photo shots, my favorites are the ones with the outlying landscape: the water, the bridge, trees, flowers, and buildings. What a site! When it comes to what is most important to me in life, exercise is at the top of the list. In short, exercise helps me maintain physical, mental, and emotional balance and keeps me healthy, and happy!  One of the best things about my home online tutoring business is the convenience of working out. In my office, I now have a recumbent and an upright exercise bike, a rowing machine, a treadmill, and a stair stepper.  The cool thing is that the two exercise bikes  can be pushed partly under my desk, so I can use them while tutoring. Because of the back support, I now use the recumbent exercise bike most of the time. I love it! In addition, I do a series of daily st...
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The Heart and Soul of Teaching!

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  Please see the Japanese translation below! These photos are from the November light-up at Showa Kinen Park. Gorgeous and amazing! Speaking of amazing, my Preply tutoring experience has been one of the best things I have ever done in my life. The superlatives just keep coming as I think about the benefits of that wonderful work. For starters, I think that one-on-one teaching is truly the heart and soul of teaching. This type of teaching gives the teacher the opportunity to delve deeply into the curriculum and address students' needs specifically and comprehensively.   Secondly, I can use so many of my teaching skills and experiences: English as a Second Language teaching, reading comprehension, writing, discussion, grammar, presentations, literary analysis, foundational reading skills, and conversation. A real potpourri! Thirdly, the relationship building has been fulfilling, satisfying, and inspiring. I have met people of all ages and English levels from many parts of the wo...
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2025 Highlights

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  Happy Holidays! I hope your holiday season is going well!  Please check below for the Japanese translation.  I will again be doing a series covering highlights from 2025. Put on your seat belt and enjoy the ride! I will update this schedule as I add posts.    TITLE OF POST                PHOTO INFORMATION         DATE OF POST           POST INFORMATION     2025 Highlights                 B irds from the trip                         12/16/25                                    Trip Information  The Heart and Soul of Teaching     Showa Kinen Night Lights         12/18/25   ...
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The Best of the Best!

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 Happy Holidays! Please see the Japanese translation below! For years and years, I have done photo calendars for my brother and two sisters. I decided this year to share with you some of my favorite photos from this year that I will use for those calendars. The best of the best for this past year! For the last episode in my never-ending saga, I talked about my new tutoring business on the Preply website. Well, little did I realize then where I would be just two months later! My profile on Preply has been viewed 8743 times! Wow, I feel like a celebrity! Given the typical retirement age of 65 in Japan, my current age of 69 has been a negative for me in terms of trying to get a regular teaching job. However, I think the opposite has been the case with Preply. My age and experience have helped me attract a large number of students.   I am now doing eight lessons per day seven days a week! My schedule is posted on the Preply web site.  Students can schedule lessons w...
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