Author Archives: Anthony

About Anthony

I am: equal parts rebel, romantic and shockingly average Joe. a writer trapped inside of an ESL teacher's body. an introverted attention seeker. a teacher who hopes one day to be called "Captain, my Captain." an intellectual who can do some very dumb things. a person whose Japan experience, despite being so long ago, still exerts a strong influence upon him. a lover of books, music, beer, hockey and Pizza.

That’s a Wrap

Posted on February 15, 2020

  Before explaining Today’s Perfect Moment, I want to explain a few of the Honourable Mentions. Honourable Mentions A couple of my students gave me going away presents. I often get presents, but since Today was Valentine’s Day, I expected … Continue reading →

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Lessons for Travelling

Posted on February 14, 2020

There are two lessons about winter vacations that I have not learned yet. That sounds horrible, but hopefully by writing them down, I will finally learn them.  Both of them involve finding stuff.  There is also a lesson I learned … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian, Colombia, G Adventures, hiking, lessons, perfect moment, preparation, sun, travel, travel tips, travel writing, vacation, winter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Waiting

Posted on February 13, 2020

I remember my junior high school music teacher relating a story about his wife or his girlfriend who later became his wife–I don’t remember exactly because I was probably wondering how this Priest who taught music in a Catholic school … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready

Posted on February 12, 2020

My trip begins in about a week and I spent a part of the day picking up a few things I might need on my trip. I also did some preparation stuff. Guidebook/Reading Material I love guidebooks, but I hate … Continue reading →

Posted in Colombia, G Adventures, guide book, Lonely Planet, packing, perfect moment, preparation, travel, travel tips, travel writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Tales of the Lost and Found

Posted on February 11, 2020

Instead of Today’s Perfect Moment, I really need to share with you Today’s Weird Moments. There are two of them and, at least in my mind, they are connected.  This seems to be happening a lot more often to me … Continue reading →

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My Second Birthday Celebration

Posted on February 10, 2020

The birthday fun isn’t over. My girlfriend offered to make me a delicious meal and feed me some cake.  I certainly wasn’t going to refuse.  She made me the dish pictured above which has become one of my favourites.  It … Continue reading →

Posted in birthday, cake, Canada, chocolate, comfort food, dessert, ethnic food, food, food blogging, food shopping, grocery shopping, Japan, Japanese, Japanese snacks, kit kat, perfect moment, shopping, snacks, tea, translation | 5 Comments

Morning Rituals

Posted on February 9, 2020

I don’t have morning rituals, really. When I go to work, the morning is built around sleeping as much as I can and then rushing out the door to catch the bus–which is always behind schedule when I get to … Continue reading →

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Out of Context*

Posted on February 8, 2020

I remember watching an episode of Seinfeld when Jerry remarks that it’s strange to see George’s father in Manhattan rather than Long Island.  The punch line is “it’s so out of context”. Today’s Perfect Moment is much like that. I … Continue reading →

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Appreciation

Posted on February 7, 2020

I am still not completely processed the whole, I’m now 50 thing yet. However, I have had to write that on a few forms and it is starting to sink in.  Expect some blogs in the next few days to … Continue reading →

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Nature Moots the Discussion

Posted on February 6, 2020

I witnessed a curious interaction between two of my students.   The first said that winter wasn’t so bad.  The second answered that it wasn’t the winter he had experienced the previous year. Both students are from warmer climates than this … Continue reading →

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