Gifts from the 3rd-year students

My students surprised me with a yoga mat today--sorry you can't see it in the photo. They must have heard about my physical therapy exercises at home!

Thank you!

A day early celebration

My 4th-year seminar students brought me a delicious cake and beautiful flowers today.

Thank you, all!

A farewell lunch for Ka-san & Araki-san

We prepared a very Brazilian meal for them. 

Coxinha.

Gelatina colorida.

Bacalhau Salad.

Happy Birthday, Hara-sensei

Juniors and Seniors Dining Together (May 2019)

The 3rd-year and 4th-year students in my seminar got together last night.

The organizers.

Burdock, anyone?

A loud game.

Thank-you words.

A bit dark?!?

A new artichoke in my life

I didn't think twice when I saw this pot at the Staub shop. I said I'd take it in 5 seconds. The manager told me they had three in stock, but I was wondering if they'd ever be able to sell one more. Not many people in Japan eat artichoke so this pot might just look weird to most people. I collect artichoke design goods, so I didn't have to think. The other day I went to the same shop and was told they still have two more...

Dinner with my advisees: April 2019

My first and second-year advisees got together for dinner at Yutaka.

It was also an early birthday celebration. Thank you, everyone, for the flowers, scarf and bag!

Graduation March 2019

Donation to the Togane City

Students in the Ichiyama Seminar participated in the JIU Festival in November and donated all the profits to the City of Togane. 

Hoshizawa-san with the Mayor in March. 

Farewell to Trevor

Unfortunately our colleague Trevor had to move back to England. 

A not-so-surprising pot luck lunch. 

Saying good-bye at the Center meeting. 

Dining with students and former students

We ran at each other at Mucho!

Lunch at Marriage Freres.

With the three TOEIC students at Yutaka. 

At Ichiriki before graduating from the Master's Program. 

Good Mexican food at Mucho. 

Palmito and coxinha at Barbacoa Aoyama. 

Happy Birthday, Naho.

Lots of people this day enjoying Brazilian churrasco. 

Lunch with Estelle from France at JIU--big surprise. 

"Mizutaki"at Dontaku in Togane.

Good sushi with Mei and Cameron in April.

Thank you for the help with the Freshman Seminar

"Welcome back from Canada"at Tokyo An. 

Good Italian at Solivo.

At Dontaku.

Guests from sister universities

President and Vice-Chancellor of MSU in Malaysia. (A surprise visit to my office!)

Visitors from St Mary's University in Canada with some of our students who have studied there. 

Dean of UCR Extension Kevin Vaughn attended our matriculation ceremony on April 2. 

February in Gunma

I represented JIU in the second education fair organized by the Brazilian Consulate in Tokyo. 

February 2019 (Nagoya)

JIU offers a program with ANA Chubu Airport and I traveled there twice with two different groups of students. 

Coincidentally figure skater Shoma  was in the departure area. He had just returned from LA where he had won the gold medal. 

On the way to the hotel.