Carbonated Drinks

I like carbonated drinks, which are called by several names. In America, they say soda (after soda water) and pop (for the sound the bottle makes when it opens. In England, they call them fizzy drinks. The most famous is Coke, or Coca-cola, but my favorite is a drink called Dr. Pepper. Most Japanese people (like my wife) think it takes horrible, like medicine, but I love it. Have you tried it?

Kumamoto-i wiki

http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifKumamoto-international is an email list that Kirk Masden, in the Kokusai Kezai department began about 4 years ago. Though it is a list for foreigners, anyone is welcome to join. In fact, one of the requirements for the Computers and English class in the 2nd term is to join the list and post.

Because there is a lot of interesting information on the list, I started the Kumamoto-i wiki, which you are also invited to join. A wiki is a special kind of website where people can edit the site using the internet. The most famous wiki is the wikipedia (which also has a Japanese version). Check them out!

Links for students

I've put up a list of study sites and things to help students on my website here.

Please take a look at these and recommend the ones you like best in your blog!

keitai email etiquette

Students often use their keitais to send email to me. This is fine, but there are some things you have to remember. The first is that you have to put your name. If I get a message from i_love_puffy_1979@ezweb.co.jp, that doesn't tell me who sent me the message. The second thing is to make sure you add a subject to the email. It only needs to be one or two words, but if it doesn't have a subject, I can't tell what it is about.

I'm checking my email a lot during the day and often late at night, so email is the best way to ask a quick question. Simple English is always best. Good luck