Graffiti in Bonn

Not sure who these guys are, but I thought it made for some interesting graffiti.

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Science & Technology vs. Catholic Church

The embrace of technology is a great counter-argument to all the “naysayers” who bring up past Science vs. Catholic Church conflicts (e.g: Galileo vs. Catholic Church). I even heard that Pope Benedict is using youtube to explain why condoms are useless in Africa. And they installed Solar cells on the rooves of the Vatican! Here [...]

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Gender Issues, Part 2

I saw a sign yesterday at a temple in Kyoto. The meaning in English is: “(Let’s) Stop girls from walking alone”. I assume the context is related to women’s safety, but I was quite shocked when I saw this. In my opinion Japanese people, in general, view their streets as becoming increasingly dangerous. Having lived [...]

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ピザ パーティー

先日、しんやの家を訪問して、ピザが食べました。楽しくておいしかった！しんやといろいろな話しができたし、テレビゲームを遊んだし。しんやはもう一年生高校生になって、ボウリング部活に入りました。家でもボウリング練習ができるよ：

しんやと一緒に誕生日パーティーを楽しみに待ってます　:)

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“Divina… I’m coming out!”

More spills on and around the Catan board. From this series of videos it becomes apparent how a seemingly harmless board game (invented in Germany) can be a wedge that drives friendships apart.
10:35pm. Settlers of Catan game starts without incident. Game consists of 4 players: Ellison X., Daniel, Divina, and Karin.
10:52pm. Ellison is beginning [...]

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Settlers of Catan

Some things I have learned during my 1.75 years of traveling: (1) Always keep stomach medecine close at hand, (2) Settlers of Catan originated in Germany, and German people take their board games seriously!
I’ve always known that this game brings out the best and worst in people. I can recall back in Canada when one [...]

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Celebrating Earth Week…

… and responding to the tabloid’s suggestion that I was once involved in beaver trapping, seal hunting, and maple syrup production. I’ll plead guilty on the last charge, but no trees are ever harmed in the ethical production of syrup at our farms. These allegations, timed to coincide with my trip to Vietnam (and Earth [...]

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“Bachelor or Arts”

My friend Erik recently shared a story with me about a young, well-intentioned Youth Pastor from Canada who had recently graduated from what we can assume was an unaccredited Bible College. His diploma read “Bachelor or Arts”. A type-error? A deep philosophical statement? I makes you think…

After I watch the sea turtles nest in July, [...]

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