Time keeps marching on, doesn’t it? Hello there everyone, and it\u2019s hard to believe that we\u2019ve already went right through January and most of February as well!<\/p>\n
I hope you\u2019ve all been having fun so far this year!<\/p>\n
As a quick update from me, it\u2019s been a whirlwind of a start to 2022. I started the year in Hamburg, visiting my partner. Since then, I\u2019ve returned to my hometown of Vancouver, Canada, but it\u2019s only temporarily. Thankfully, vaccines are saving lives and opening the world, which means my partner can come visit me in the coming days. We were separated for more than 6 months at the beginning of the pandemic, but we\u2019ve stayed patient and things are looking more positive for this year.<\/p>\n
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For those that don\u2019t know, my partner and I, more than anything else, want to return to Japan and start our lives on Tanegashima. I first visited the island 5 years ago, and just like the rest of Japan, promptly fell in love. However, that pesky SARS-CoV-2 virus has had other plans, so we\u2019ve been locked out of our island home. We have stayed patient though, knowing that Tanegashima is worth it, no matter how long we must wait.<\/p>\n
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While we wait, we\u2019ve been planning more fun activities for the eventual return of our Tanegashima Boot Camp. My partner is a superlative cook, baker, and all things related to food. She\u2019s as passionate about it as I am about English. Not only that, but she\u2019s a polyglot, fluent in her native German, naturally, but also in English. So, she\u2019s the perfect companion for our eventual Boot Camp reboot! We can\u2019t wait to have both new and returning Boot Camp survivors to the island. We are planning multiple programs, for experienced survivors as well as beginners looking to see what our English program is like. We will once more be partnering with my friends at a boutique hotel on the island, renting the entire facility to enable a perfect, inclusive setting for students.<\/p>\n
Until then though, I\u2019ll be spending most of February and March putting the finishing touches on my \u2018Talking Tech\u2019 course, and \u2018Science in English\u2019 courses while I take a short break from my beloved students on our fantastic Skype + AI recording courses. I\u2019m not sure how expansive my new courses will be, but those who have taken my Misconception Courses already know I tend to go a bit overboard when I write 😉! It\u2019s all to give my students the best learning opportunities possible though!<\/p>\n
Speaking of \u2018going overboard\u2019, I\u2019m past my limit already! Thanks for reading to the end and I\u2019ll see you next on this blog, Skype, or FE! Enjoy the Olympics too, and go Teams Japan and Canada!<\/p>\n
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