Thursday, September 3, 2009

The nicest present

I'm in my office as I type this. I should be getting a few more kanji reviews under my belt, but... Anyways, I came back to a coke bottle filled with sake on my desk. It reads Takko-town garlic sake. I never expected to have alcohol just sitting on my desk, let alone in a half-filled plastic coke bottle. I'm not a shady kid, and neither are my coworkers, I swear!

I also had a review today. 5 of my coworkers came and looked at my class. I think it went well, it was a normal middle school class at Shingo. I also reviewed my students' English speech contest performance...they aren't going to win this year, that's all I'll say. 2 days away and they still haven't fully memorized their speeches! There's only so much I can help with if you don't memorize your speech.

I can't go to the contest though, I will be teaching at an elementary school instead. When I asked if I could go to the contest when I finished, I was given the "well, I'll have to ask so-and-so, because it is considered a business trip..." which means no. Too bad, but maybe next year?

Ok, that's all ya get. Suck it up or go to another blog! Once I finally get these stupid kanji reviews done, then you'll get a proper list of updates. Be strong, for me.

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Hi, I'm Greg, but you can call me by my Japanese name, Gureggu, if you'd like. I'm writing this blog to explain effective ways to do business with Japan and Japanese companies. Why? Japanese companies are notoriously difficult to understand, and doing business in Japan has a unique set of hurdles.

Why I'm qualified to write about Japan: I have worked in Japan for a total of 8 years. I worked sales at a Japanese import/export company (subsidiary of a much larger corporation) as the only foreigner in the company. Before that, I taught for 2 years at High Schools and 3 years teaching elementary and middle school in Aomori Prefecture. I have lived the life of a salaryman and experienced firsthand the institutions that shape Japanese people in their most formative years.