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Oloizia: Thawing Out
By: Alumni Correspondent Jeff Oloizia, ’07 Hisashiburi is Japanese for “long time no see,” and I think it’s an appropriate way to begin my return to blogging after a long winter’s nap. Where have I...
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Oloizia: Great Festivals of Japan – The Naked Man Festival
Jeff Oloizia By Alumni Correspondent Jeff Oloizia, ’07 I am standing in a throng of nearly 9000 naked men, and I am about to die. Arms extended over my head, I try pushing out with my elbows to free...
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Greetings from Japan: Introducing John Wells ’73
John Wells By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 A Home Away From Home Konnichi wa! Hello from Yokohama, Japan! My name is John and after graduating from UW-Madison in Dec.1973, I decided to get a...
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Wells: Obon
By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 Japan’s population is around 127 million people and ranks 10th in the world. With that thought in mind, can you imagine how hectic it might be when people...
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Wells: An Embarrassing Moment
By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 The rainy season in Japan is not my favorite season. As I headed home on a very crowded train after teaching Japanese businessmen, I could only think about my...
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Wells: Madison- Here I come!
By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 As I headed down E. Washington Street heading to the capitol, memories of my student days flashed through my mind. 37 years had passed since I graduated and...
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Wells: Cost of Things in Japan
By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 Recently Tokyo has once again been given the dubious distinction of being named the MOST expensive city in the world. With the continuing rise in the yen, it...
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Wells: Thanksgiving in Japan
By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner I wish I could write and tell you about the traditional turkey dinner with lots of dressing I will be having or friends over to...
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Wells: Rose Bowl Bound Badgers — My Happy Students
Always An Avid Fan By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 First and foremost, a big CONGRATULATIONS (Omedeto Gozaimasu) to the University of Wisconsin football team for being invited to play in the...
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Read a Few of Our Fall Semester Favorites from the Badgers Abroad Blog!
Badgers who wrote for the Badgers Abroad Blog (BAB) this past semester, share their abroad experiences. John Wells John Wells graduated from UW-Madison in December of 1973. He had studied East Asian...
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Wells: New Years Greetings From Japan
By Alumni Correspondent John Wells, ’73 Shinnen Omedeto Gozaimasu 新年おめでとうございます！ Happy New Year 2011, the year of the Rabbit. I send my heartfelt greetings to you all from my home in Yokohama. It was a...
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Wells: University Entrance Exams
By Alumni Correspondent, John Wells, ’73 Ah, the joy of high school life does come to an end! For Japanese high school seniors wanting to go on to college it simply means an intense period of study...
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Wells: Quick Escape
By Alumni Correspondent, John Wells, ’73 Welcome To Shenzhen Ni Hou! 你好! ‘Tis the season to travel as college students, and those looking for a cheaper ticket out of Japan, telephone agents seeking...
View ArticleAn Update From John Wells: Alumni Correspondent from Japan
By Alumni Correspondent, John Wells, ’73 Hello everyone, I am very happy to report that my family is fine after the devastating earthquake in Japan. I am presently in Huangzhou, China on another short...
View ArticleWells: I Am Home With My Family
By Alumni Correspondent, John Wells, ’73 It was an eerie feeling to walk through the arrival level of Narita Airport last Friday, March 18. Maybe it was the early afternoon arrival, but there was no...
View ArticleJohn Wells Writes Daily Updates From Japan: March 23-March 27
By Alumni Correspondent, John Wells, ’73 Summary Of Events In Japan March 23 / 22:30 p.m. Here is my first summary of today’s events in Japan. I hope to continue this as less and less is being heard...
View ArticleJohn Wells Writes Daily Updates From Japan: March 28-April 1
By Alumni Correspondent, John Wells, ’73 Summary of Events In Japan March 28 / 10:00 p.m. The weather was beautiful in my area today and I felt great during my afternoon walk. While listening to FEN...
View ArticleWells: Japan – Day To Day
It is a beautiful, warm day in Yokohama and I greet you all! As I sit here gazing out my window looking at the setting sun reflecting off of the buildings near my home, my mind wanders to March 11, the...
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Welcome To My Class!
“Good morning, everyone!” I said with a smile. Today was Monday, May 9, and my first English Conversation class of the new semester. My students greeted me with a resounding, “Good morning!” It is...
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Early Sunlight – Waking With The Birds
Much Too Early! I gazed at my alarm clock and it once again read 4:15 a.m. The warblers outside my window along with the cicadas were having their morning meetings making sure I was awake. But it is...
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