Secondary English, Tertiary Academic English, Spanish and Japanese Teacher born in the NSW Blue Mountains (NESA #344635). MTeach. Sec. (ACU). B.Ling.Sc (Macquarie Uni.). Dip. Lang. Spanish (University of Sydney). Dip. Lang. Japanese (UNE on-line ongoing). TESOL+CELTA (International House Sydney+University of Cambridge). Film & TV cert. III (Sydney TAFE). Spanish & Japanese speaking (University of Buenos Aires + 5 years' immersion; Japanese family/travel).
On this trip, consolidating the sometimes-fine-sometimes-radical differences between Hiragana and Katakana scripts was important. A watch face helped that happen, allowing quick glances as we moved around Tokyo city.
Katakana watch face
On this trip, my knowledge of kanji, hiragana, and katakana, beginning in high school with Isshoni Book 1 & 2 –– soon to develop through my UNE diploma –– was in overdrive, immersed in these amazing scripts, through building signs, notices, plaques and menus!
Meiji shrine, Tokyo
Numerals watch face
A Swiss railway donation to Hakone Station
A Hakone-Yumoto memorial plaque dedicated to a 13th-14th cent. pilgrimage site
A plaque dedicated to an 1888 Odawara Horse Railway.
A Tokyo subway map – very useful!
Brother and family at Kawasaki J-League
Brother's art exhibition at Tokyo Big Sight building.
