Dave-sensei will be on Radio MOMO (79.0FM) with D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu on Thursday April 26th at about 5:40 pm. They will talk in English and Japanese about Golden Week.
4月26日（木）５時４０分ごろにDave先生がRadio MOMOに出演します（DJは上別府千晶さん）。英語と日本語の両方でGWについて話します。
Dave-sensei was on "Let's Enjoy English" on Radio MOMO (79.0 FM) last Thursday. Dave and D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu talked about Cherry Blossoms. Click the button below to listen.
I went down to Kojima last weekend and walked with a friend from the station up to the hills in Washuzan, near the Seto Ohashi Bridge. We walked along the old train line that went from Kojima to Washuzan, which has been gone for many years. Right near the station We walked through a small shopping mall, where there was a pro wrestling match going on! It was interesting to watch for about 10 minutes.
We passed the stadium where they have the Kojima Boat Races, and watched a few people practicing. They really go around the turns quickly! After about 30 minutes we finally climbed the last hill and saw the start of the bridge.
The views were really nice, and we spent quite a while up there having a picnic and talking. We stayed a bit too long, though, and it started to get dark. We couldn’t find a taxi, so we ended up walking down the access road and asking a convenience store owner to call us a taxi. We got back safely in the end. It was a great day and a nice hike.
Do you know any good hikes around Okayama?
Who here needs caffeine to get through their day? I usually prefer coffee, but sometimes an energy drink tastes good on a hot day when you want something sweet. Red Bull and Monster are the two biggest ones here in Japan, and they come in a variety of flavors and sizes. I bought a Monster from the convenience store the other day, and it got me thinking about what’s really in those energy drinks.
According to organicauthority.com, Monster contains synthetic caffeine, taurine, vitamin B, and of course, lots of sugar. Those are the ingredients that give you an energy boost and make you feel alert.
“Synthetic” caffeine may sound scary, but it seems there’s virtually no difference between that and natural caffeine - they have the same effect on your body. And one energy drink has about the same amount of caffeine as a cup a coffee.
Taurine was once thought to be dangerous, but most research has disproven that.
The real problem is the sugar content, which is extremely high. This is why energy drinks taste sickly-sweet to many people, and why anyone trying to lose weight should avoid them.
🌸Dave-sensei will be on Radio MOMO (79.0FM) with D.J. Chiaki Kamibeppu on Thursday March 29th at about 5:40 pm. They will talk in English and Japanese about cherry blossoms.🌸
🌸３月２９日（木）５時４０分ごろにDave先生がRadio MOMOに出演します（DJは上別府千晶さん）。英語と日本語の両方で桜について話します。🌸
