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Macarena Olivera

Although she studied art formally, Macarena's teaching style at Tiempo Iberoamericano - El Taller is very hands on. There she helps students create art they hardly dare to imagine.

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Japanese Green Tea

When is the best time to drink tea? In Japan, it's the beverage of choice to wake up in the morning and drink after meals, or during work.

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English on the Cheap

Think English teaching is a cushy job? For some it still is, but if you are unlucky enough to be a non-JET ALT (Assistant Language Teacher), be prepared to be the meat in a sandwic...

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Clay Babb

For over fifteen years Clay has worked on Harley Davidson motorcycles in the Bay area. He says a good percentage of his customers were cops, and many others were Hells Angels.

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Buying the Beauty Myth

Two weeks after my arrival in Japan, at a goodbye gathering for the English teacher I was replacing, I was groped. Not in a darkened room by a perverted co-worker, nor by some drun...

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Love Hotels

The words "love hotel" makes some blush in shame and others give thanks and praise; the notions people entertain about these establishments are as varied as their backgrounds and b...

Mike Kontas

For the last thirteen years Mike has been studying and practicing a discipline of Japanese swordsmanship known as Shin Kage Ryu (New Shadow Style).

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Hakata Ori

People around the globe are now familiar with Japanese culture.

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