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Greetings, everyone! I`m Jonathan (or Jon) from Washington, D.C. in America. Before I moved to Japan, I was a high school teacher. I taught courses in Literature and Composition and really enjoyed it. Now I enjoy teaching various aspects of English, including TOEIC and TOEFL. In my spare time I enjoy mountain sports like snowboarding, rock climbing and mountain biking. I also like cooking, reading and practicing my Japanese when I have time. I look forward to another great year in Sapporo!
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I`d say it`s...
2010年3月8日 (月)
They say the Eskimos in Alaska have 100 different words to describe snow. Yesterday, while snowboarding I was wondering which word an Eskimo might use to describe the conditions. I don`t know what they would say, but in English the conditions were slushy (zaku zaku in Japanese). Perhaps you`ve heard this word before. Slush is essentially partially melted snow and ice mixed with water. These days, when the sun shines warmly for a few hours, the sidewalks become slushy (making it difficult to ride my bike...). At Rusutsu yesterday, here and there the snow was soft and wet: slushy spring conditions. Lot`s of fun! I hope you`ve got good boots for the slushy city sidewalks that are coming soon!
How cold is it??
2010年2月4日 (木)
It`s very cold. It`s super cold! It`s hella cold!! It`s ARTIC!!! That`s right folks - now that we`ve entered the dead middle of winter, we need an appropriate adjective to describe the low temperature. The word is: arctic. Of course, artic refers to the north and south poles of the earth - The Artic Circle and Antarctica. These places are so stupidly cold that their very names can be used as descriptors for very cold weather. For example, maybe my friend says to me, Weren`t you cold riding your bike today?, to which I`d answer, Of course I was! It`s artic outside! Despite being non-standard English, the meaning is loud and clear. So when you`re tramping around Odori this weekend looking at the snow festival, you`ll know exactly what it means when the guy next to you mutters, Damn, it`s artic out here!
Enjoy winter while it lasts, everyone: spring is on its way!
Let`s shred 2010!
2010年1月5日 (火)
Hey folks! Happy New Year! So this year I thought I would write a few diary entries that teach a bit of good old Western slang. Today`s word is SHRED! Now, the word shred literally means: to tear or cut something into small pieces. We put shredded cheese on pie crust to make pizza; use shredded potato to make croquets, or shred important paper documents so strangers can`t read the information on them. But shred is also commonly used as a verb when doing a sport like snowboarding. Imagine a big white field of powder snow, with no board tracks through it. Then imagine your snowboard is a big knife. As you ride through the snow, your snowboard cuts lines into the powder. You`re shredding the snow. And the faster you go, and the more turns and jumps you do, the harder you`re shredding. Hayden, Kim and I often shred together. Actually, I`ll be shredding Teine tomorrow! So, if you`re a snowboarder or skiier, I hope you get out there and shred it up. Whatever you do this year, try to shred your hardest and it`ll be a good year;)
