Earning Less & Living More

Posted in: Adventures, Earthquake Relief, Family, Friends, Home- Apr 18, 2012 No Comments

At the end of 2011, my personal income was 20% what it was at the beginning of 2011. I know a few people who run their own businesses and really struggled last year, and we all know people who are employed by others and worry for their jobs and therefore their income, but for me, [...]

Flying to the UK

Posted in: Adventures, Friends, Home- Feb 29, 2012 No Comments

I got an email from a blog reader telling me I hadn’t written in a week and she was missing it, so here I am, on an Air France flight to the UK, with the first spare time I’ve had since the drive back from Oshika. (And let me just say how the loos on [...]

My month in Tohoku starts tomorrow

Posted in: Adventures, Charities & fundraising, Earthquake Relief, Friends- Jan 23, 2012 No Comments

So little Mavis (the car) is jam-packed to the roof with 91 coats, 20 hats, six pairs of gloves, 14 scarves, two electric blankets, three pairs of ski pants, 14 fleeces, two blankets, seven knitted dolls, and one pair of ski boots. I literally cannot get anything else in there — I had to leave [...]

英語でハマッコ』春のセミナー2012

Posted in: Adventures, Business/work/entrepreneur, Charities & fundraising, Earthquake Relief, Entrepreneur, Events, Foreign women in Japan, Living overseas, Speaking engagements, Stroke, Working in Japan- Jan 19, 2012 No Comments

Pasting the Japanese announcement about my talk on Sunday …. 英語でハマッコ』春のセミナー2012 「英語で聴く世界の中の日本」レクチャーシリーズNO.16 British lady’s adventure in Japan    –through her professional and personal life.  英語(通訳なし) 講師 : キャロライン ポーヴァー女史 イギリス人。1996年に来日以降、英語教師から始まって、現在は、著作、出版,講演、カウンセリングなど、多方面で活躍。 著作では、『アスク キャロライン』 “Being A Broad in Japan”  ‘Guide to International Schools in Japan”  イギリ ス人女性から、日本の印象、イギリスのこと色々聞いてみませんか。 開催日時 ; 2012年1月21日(土曜日)。 時間  : 午前9時45分から12時まで(受付は9時20分から) 場所  : 関内ホール “小ホール”   JR関内駅下車徒歩6分、市営地下鉄関内駅9番出口下車徒歩3分    MM線馬車道駅下車徒歩4分。 http://kannaihall.jp/access/index.html 申し込み(先着順);名前・住所・電話/Fax・ E-mail(あれば)記載し深井直子宛。 TEL/Fax の場合  :045-710-6546 E-mailの場合   :naofukai@jcom.home.ne.jp 個人情報厳守      会費  ;  1人 ¥700.(会場受付でお支払いください)      主催 : 英語でハマッコ(Amity Yokohama) [...]