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） [...]

Oh it’s good to be back! I love that walk from the plane through the little gangways, then to immigration before collecting your baggage. I was beaming at the immigration guy as he stamped my passport this morning — he must have wondered what on earth was wrong with me but seemed quite willing to [...]

Landkey Primary School in North Devon was the fortieth group I have visited to talk about Japan since March. I usually do several sessions at each school, and can probably estimate that I reach an average of a hundred students. So I think I’ve now spoken to 4000 young British kids about Japan — not [...]

This week is supposed to be my “non-school” week, but I couldn’t resist taking up Balcarras’ invitation to give an assembly to their Year 8 students yesterday — they have had me there three times now and I’ve been so impressed by their enthusiasm! I had an hour with the students yesterday, followed by going [...]