Author Archives: DavidPfitzner

On Saturday I am heading to the Hawaii Loa Campus to help teach high school kids about investing. I get extra credit points for my economic class and it should be interesting.

My new job has been pretty intense, we have to know a lot about all our products. We have an upcoming test on what all our liquors are made of and their country of origin. As if I don’t have … Continue reading →

The weather has been really windy lately, which can make for difficult driving in you have a moped. You tend to get blown around while driving into strong gusts of wind. Sometimes it is a little bit scary.

Yes it is that time again! The end of the semester is approaching and finals as well as papers are soon due. I can feel the stress and pressure of deadlines building up already.

Maybe this summer we will get a chance to do some traveling. Some of the places that we would like to go are Italy, Australia, or Japan.

I find that it is interesting watching people sit down at tables and which chair or position they choose. I am curious as too if they are purposely choosing that seat and position for a reason. We have a private … Continue reading →

One major difference between Japan and America is tipping. In America the tip is often not included in the bill. However, in Japan it seems that the tip is often included in the bill.

Being at work sometimes feels like being on stage. My job feels like a performance and everything has to be perfect.

We finished our taxes today. What a relief! 今日、税金（ぜいきん）の申告（しんこく）が終わった。 ほっとした！

There are a lot of Japanese guests that eat at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. One weird thing that I have come across is guests speaking completley in Japanese to me, before they even know that I speak Japanese. For example I … Continue reading →