My Life as a Gaijin

"Ahh! Gaijin da!" "It's a foreigner!" the kid screamed after rounding the corner of the supermarket aisle and running into me. He quickly turned on his heels and darted off to find his mother. Yes, there was no doubt about it, I was a gaijin, a thing to shock small children and adults alike

Saturday, August 08, 2009

Still Blogging Along....

This poor blog has really been left by the wayside in the midst of the pregnancy and move back to Australia. I do hope to come back to this...

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Nine Weeks and One Day

In nine weeks and one day, I'm leaving Japan. In nine weeks and two days, I'll no longer be a gaijin. Well not technically at least,...

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Japanese Ten Month Pregnancies

The first time I heard about ten month pregnancies, I was shocked and confused. I was talking to a student, incidentally , the same student...

Saturday, December 27, 2008

The Real Reason I Haven't Been Blogging of Late

Do you want to know the truth? It has a lot to do with feeling very tired and quite sickly... you can find out all about it here .

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Spelling Mistakes

Today was the last lesson with the students attempting to write funny stories . I had one more to share with you, not because it was a good...

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

More Student Writing

It's all starting to wind down for the calendar year here at school. Tests are finished, marked and returned. We know have two weeks o...

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

A list - about me

A fun little list of things I have and haven't done. If it's in bold, I have, if it's not, I haven't. 1. Started your own b...

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Something to Blog About - by the absent blogger

I'm so terribly sorry for my blog absence of late, both in writing and visiting other blogs. It's one of those things, every mornin...

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

The Sweetest Pocky

My day hadn't started well. It had me feeling sad and full of regret. I needed a good dose of quiet and calm to know where and how to ...

Friday, October 03, 2008

Going Bananas

For a long time now, I've always eaten a banana with breakfast. While I wouldn't claim it to be my favourite fruit, it's high up...

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Teaching Position Vacant at my School

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we are looking for a native English speaking teacher for an immediate start at my school. The school is in...

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Earthquake Day

For a while, there has been talk of a large earthquake predicted in the area of Japan where I live, Tokai . My students were very serious wh...

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Once More With Feeling

Summer holidays just flew by and I'm now back at school. Even though a lifetime of holidays would be wonderful, it is good to be back a...

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Fine Dining

By day, a taped up cart. By night, a noodle restaurant complete with milk cart seating. Shot in Tokyo.

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About Me

Melanie Gray Augustin: I've recently returned to Australia after three years living in Japan. I continue to be inspired by the culture, the fabric and the paper of Japan which I use in sewing, jewellery making and papercrafts.

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