Author Archives: BenClark

Last week was pretty boring. I spent most of the weekend doing taxes. It was complicated and time consuming. Afterwards, I finally signed up for a Twitter account after some encouragement. Lastly, I spent two hours at Easter mass. The … Continue reading →

私は、少し、体調をくずしました。 今日は、ゆっくり、休まなければなりません。 また来週、水曜日に、お会いしましょう。

My neighbor has an annoying dog. It is a small, black and white dog that is chained in the backyard about ten meters from my bedroom window. It barks all the time which is very irritating. It often barks early … Continue reading →

A couple of weeks ago I encountered a serious problem. First, I had to take someone to the emergency room at the hospital. Of course, like everywhere in Hawaii, the roads and driveways around and at the hospital were terrible. … Continue reading →

Flying airplanes has been a hobby of mine for a long time. I got my private pilot license a little over ten years ago and often fly smaller planes like Cessna 172s. I like to fly because it makes you … Continue reading →

The holidays were very strange for me this year. I traveled home all the way from Hawaii and worried the whole time how cold it was going to be. Strangely, there was no snow! Not any at all! It was … Continue reading →

Of course, usually I would write about my life. However, something came to my attention that was far more interesting regarding Japan. As I was reading the news, I discovered a strange article that really brightened my day. In other … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Saturday, was a classic example of poor traffic management in Hawaii. Of course, I guess it was my fault for not getting the message. Everyone knows that the marathon is today and traffic will be bad. Who would’ve guessed … Continue reading →

Yesterday I went to the last University of Hawaii football game for this season. Although the home team got out to a quick lead, they couldn’t hold on in the second half, and ultimately lost pretty badly. Still, since it … Continue reading →

When I was growing up in Kansas, every year the school district would select about 20 to 30 elementary students at the fifth grade level to travel to Japan for a foreign exchange program. I was fortunate to be one … Continue reading →