Thursday, January 29, 2009

Building Bridges...

Happy New Year to all (あけましておめでとうございます。)! 2009 is one month young already...time is zipping by. I wanted to share a final piece from 2008. The "books" will be closed after this...just one more entry for last year I swear (that was for my audit/accounting friends).

Attached is a link to a video and picture montage of my trip back to the USA...the original purpose was to share more about life in America to my students here in Japan. I showed it to one class today and they absolutely loved it. Many of you contributed to it...so be rest assured that you have made a positive contribution to making the bridge between Japan and America stronger...

I have been back in Japan for nearly 1 month and have new experiences to report on...like being turned into a human jungle gym or reading 1,000 year old Japanese love poems to 300 students and faculty...yah... in due time, in due time. For now, enjoy this salute to 2008!

Same as last time, please make sure you are watching the video in "high quality."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQWtzujpoO0


Ja mata (じゃまた) - until later
Suteebu (ステイーブ) - Steve

Friday, January 9, 2009

Filling the GAP...

Greetings from Japan...Konnichiwa! It is friggin cold and snowing here and I am huddled under my kotatsu table (explanation to follow in a later blog). I was inspired to blog again after watching some friends videos about their lives in Japan...so...with a new year brings a new method of sharing my story...video style.

This blog is focused the last part of Sarah's trip in October 08 through mid December 08 before I left for the USA. Its the highlights of what you have not seen so far. I hope you enjoy it!

http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=KXdi4j5BFq8

Hint! - it is better to watch the video in "high quality" on YouTube. Please make sure you click the link that says "watch in high quality" that appears right under the video on the right side.

Ja mata (until later),
ステイブ