“Not without my son” — Patricia Nyiri-Kovacs’ plight

Posted in: Family, Foreign women in Japan, Friends- Nov 18, 2012 No Comments

Patricia Nyiri-Kovacs is a Hungarian woman who interned with me during 2010 and 2011. She is a really lovely person who adores her little boy, Noah, and I looked forward to her coming in to my home-based office although I was always just a little bit worried about her home life. Sometimes you just have [...]

Being A Broad & GPlusMedia partnership announcement

Posted in: Business/work/entrepreneur, Entrepreneur, Foreign women in Japan, Living overseas- Mar 01, 2012 No Comments

Being A Broad and GPlus Media are happy to announce a new partnership, commencing March 1st, 2012. GPlus Media will be developing a new website for Being A Broad, maintaining the existing services for foreign women in Japan, as well as creating more services for members and sponsors alike. Caroline Pover, who founded Being A [...]

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) [...]

I’ve been thinking about sex all day today. Seriously.

Posted in: Foreign women in Japan, Publishing in Japan- Mar 10, 2011 No Comments

A friend of mine once attempted to write an erotic fiction book for Black Lace, but she got so hot and bothered every time she tried to write that she couldn’t manage it. I now know how she feels. I have spent nine hours thinking, reading, and writing about sex with Japanese men. In some [...]