Author Archives: HectorSeguin

Slowly coming along

Well, I’m still slowly coming along with my lessons. I have only myself to blame. No self-discipline means no learning. I go home, make it a point to study, but then something else grabs my attention.  It’s only when I … Continue reading

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I’m learnin’ baby, I’m learnin’!

Wow! Two days in a row at NACOS. I haven’t done that in a while. I’m glad I did though. It kept the things I learned from yesterday fresh. I just have to be consistent at it so I can … Continue reading

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Boxing in Iceland

Iceland as we know it is a beautiful, but cold country. Little does the world know, the country boast some of the best up and coming amateur boxers this world is yet to see. I’m proud to say I had … Continue reading

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Still learning of course!

Well, even though I haven’t been as disciplined as I would like to be, I feel I am still learning the ways of the Nihonjin. I think I am somewhere close to my 25th lesson and feel I am progressing, … Continue reading

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My trip to Guam

Well, I finally went on a vacation. It had been long over due since I had been working without a vacation since 2007. I went to Guam, I hadn’t been there before, so I didn’t have any idea what to … Continue reading

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Work and lessons

Well, I know I said in my last post I have to try to get to my lessons more often, but when work gets in the way, there’s nothing you can do about it. I felt my lessons were going … Continue reading

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Learning process slow, but still effective

Aloha, well, I can tell you the teaching is still working. Although I haven’t been to my lessons as often as I’d like, it still seems as though I’ve retained most of what I’ve learned. My communication with the Japanese … Continue reading

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It’s working!

Well, it’s seems as though the lessons are working. Slowly I might add, but none the less they are working. After all the repetition I am starting to recognize more and more of the characters. I wish I could come … Continue reading

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A whale of a tale:

On Jan 5, 2009 I was teaching a 13 year old boy how to scuba dive. I just got done teaching his father so his father was watching as we went below the surface of the water. All of a … Continue reading

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Day 4 in the books

Wow! Thought I was going to be having the hardest time with these lessons, but thanks to my teachers showing me a testimonial about a student who had the same thoughts and doubts I have now, I feel more comfortable … Continue reading

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