Dan in La Crosse

letter from Manabu

How are you?
You know I stay in Hunan province, China.
I am teaching Japanese in the University.
I teach conversation, composition for freshmon, junior.
Common knowledge, Freshman can't speak Japanese.
But, I don't worry this situation.

I graduated the Japanese teacher's school.
Now, I am convined of how to teach Japanese.
I am happy!!
As I work, I learn Chinese.
My Chinese is not very well, But I can exchange with Chinese.
I hope I stay in China next year, also.
In the future, I want to get job that have to do with language.

Daniel, You always said `I love you.
But, I say potato(American pronounce).
You say pot(e)to(British pronounce).
I say tomato.
You say tom(e)to.`
I know It is kind of American jock.

So, now I must say that we always satied with together.
I miss you .
But I went to Beijing.
You went back to America.
I went back to Okinawa.
You came back to Guangzhou, China.
I come back to Changsha, China.
You went back to America.
Yo! Brother!!

Today, It is my birthday.
Way I am 30 years old !!
Ooh, my god !
Holy shit !!
Mother-fucker !!!
`Time flies`

Okay, I can image your American life.
I guess that you have good job, beautiful girlfriend.
I hope I can get good life like you in the future.

Anyway, It's spring festival Tomorrow.
Happy new year!!!
I hope Everything goes well for you.

Ciao !
yours sincerely, manabu

Driving in Zhuzhou v. driving in La Crosse, Healthy cookies

My column comparing being on the roads in my Chinese home and my Wisconsin home:
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/19/news/00msimmons.txt

She moved to a farm from Chicago, got breast cancer, went broke and started baking macrobiotic cookies. Two years later, they're a business phenomenon:
http://www.rivervalleynewspapers.com/articles/2006/02/19/business/00laxbiz.txt

Online schools

Busses bells blackboards bah! Head downstairs and log on. Class begins when you want it to:
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/13/news/01school.txt

Best Buy technology grant, 100s Day

Media specialist goes on a shopping spree, thanks to a grant that will put her kids in movies:
http://lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/11/news/z01schoolgrants.txt

First-graders count the ways to mark the 100th day of school:
http://lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/09/news/02%20100%20days.txt

Greyhounds, French fries

Retired greyhounds find acceptance, adventure as pets:
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/07/news/00lead.txt

Schools put the kabosh on french fries:
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/06/news/z03fries06.txt

New school cops

One takes over for his dad. The other is new to public schools after graduating from the local Catholic high school. "No nuns here," he noted.
http://lacrossetribune.com/articles/2006/02/02/news/z1cops.txt