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Hey, everyone!

Welcome to my galleries of pics of EVERYTHING! If you know me, you hopefully know that I am in Japan until August 2006. This is primarily a way of letting people at home see what I'm up to, and it also serves as an easy way to give everyone access to the same pictures without lots of massive mass emails.

I've been throwing up every photo I have, regardless of quality, so please excuse the blurry photos! :)

Enjoy, and feel free to leave comments if the mood strikes you!

- Phil

Galleries

Kevin's Show : Pictures from Kevin's last show with Rome In A Day. They were great, but the preceeding groups pretty much sucked. . . The clear, focused pictures are mostly courtesy of Melissa; the blurry dark ones are all me! :op

Kevin's Show

Pictures from Kevin's last show with Rome In A Day. They were great, ...

Updated: Nov 15, 2006 8:36am PST

Japanese Friends in D.C. :

Japanese Friends in D.C.

Updated: Nov 15, 2006 8:49am PST

Travel :

Travel

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 11:21pm PST

Nara :

Nara

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 10:18pm PST

Himeji :

Himeji

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 9:35pm PST

Miyajima :

Miyajima

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 9:11pm PST

Hiroshima :

Hiroshima

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 7:56pm PST

Toyama Farewell :

Toyama Farewell

Updated: Sep 08, 2006 7:07pm PST

Yosokoi & Fireworks in Shinminato :

Yosokoi & Fireworks in Shinminato

Updated: Jul 24, 2006 7:39pm PST

Bananas Farewell Party :

Bananas Farewell Party

Updated: Jul 24, 2006 7:43pm PST

Toyama : Some pictures of Toyama City. . .

Toyama

Some pictures of Toyama City. . .

Updated: Jul 24, 2006 7:09pm PST

Farewell Enkais :

Farewell Enkais

Updated: Jul 24, 2006 7:47pm PST

Farewell @ School : Photos of the last classes I taught, plus some sample of what I do at work. . .

Farewell @ School

Photos of the last classes I taught, plus some sample of what I do at ...

Updated: Jul 24, 2006 7:48pm PST

Charity Show :

Charity Show

Updated: Jul 16, 2006 4:11pm PST

Random in June/July :

Random in June/July

Updated: Jul 16, 2006 4:53pm PST

Toyama H.S. Sports Day : Each year, the students at every high school in Toyama (and Japan) have a Sports Day. It's kind of like field day in the States, except these are high-schoolers. It's actually really fun. Here are the photos!

Toyama H.S. Sports Day

Each year, the students at every high school in Toyama (and Japan) hav ...

Updated: Jul 16, 2006 4:01pm PST

Elementary School International Sports Day '06 :

Elementary School International Sports Day '06

Updated: Jun 06, 2006 8:20am PST

Sannosan Matsuri :

Sannosan Matsuri

Updated: Jun 06, 2006 8:23am PST

Random in May :

Random in May

Updated: Jun 06, 2006 8:18am PST

Charity Show Rehearsal :

Charity Show Rehearsal

Updated: May 21, 2006 6:57am PST

Iwase Float Festival :

Iwase Float Festival

Updated: May 21, 2006 6:37am PST

Fushiki Float Festival :

Fushiki Float Festival

Updated: May 21, 2006 6:13am PST

Nagano for Golden Week : This year for Golden Week, I went with Amber and Keisuke to visit Nagano Prefecture. It's right next door, but I'd only been once before -- to go snowboarding. It was awesome! Here are the pics. . .

Nagano for Golden Week

This year for Golden Week, I went with Amber and Keisuke to visit Naga ...

Updated: May 06, 2006 11:55pm PST

Random Fun in April : Feeling a little lazy, so here are pictures of everything that happened in April, with more detail and more separation coming later. . .

Random Fun in April

Feeling a little lazy, so here are pictures of everything that happene ...

Updated: May 02, 2006 5:58am PST

Chindon Weekend :

Chindon Weekend

Updated: Apr 11, 2006 6:57am PST

Random Fun in March : These are pictures of all kinds of things from March that aren't going to get their own galleries . . . enjoy! :)

Random Fun in March

These are pictures of all kinds of things from March that aren't going ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2006 7:20am PST

54th Annual Wind Band Concert : The 54th Tomiko Wind Band Spring Concert was pretty impressive. They sang and danced and played. Sorry about the blurriness -- I was the only one not using the flash.

54th Annual Wind Band Concert

The 54th Tomiko Wind Band Spring Concert was pretty impressive. They ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2006 7:42am PST

Takaoka : J. and I went to Takaoka to check out the big Buddha. It was NOT that impressive, but it was a nice trip!

Takaoka

J. and I went to Takaoka to check out the big Buddha. It was NOT that ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2006 7:45am PST

Things from School in March. . . : Random stuff that happened at school this month, including sleeping teachers and SNOW in March!

Things from School in March. . .

Random stuff that happened at school this month, including sleeping te ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2006 7:29am PST

Kyoto for the Day! : We had an almost long weekend toward the end of March, and instead of taking a day of vacation and leaving the country for a week or so, I took a day of vacation, wasted the weekend, and spent a day (8 hours) in Kyoto. It was a BLAST!!

Kyoto for the Day!

We had an almost long weekend toward the end of March, and instead of ...

Updated: Mar 28, 2006 7:18am PST

Toyama Graduation : This was my second graduation of the week, and it was by far the more boring. High-level apparently means ritualized beyond belief. Even the enkai wasn't that fun! :op

Toyama Graduation

This was my second graduation of the week, and it was by far the more ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 5:12am PST

Nishi Graduation : Nishi's graduation was a blast. There were three non-Japanese people there (the picture's in the gallery), and we had a blast. Also, it was a more relaxed program, and the kids were really genki at the end! :) The enkai was a blast!!

Nishi Graduation

Nishi's graduation was a blast. There were three non-Japanese people ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 5:01am PST

Random Excitement in February : These things are not big enough for their own gallery, but they are worthwhile nonetheless. . .

Random Excitement in February

These things are not big enough for their own gallery, but they are wo ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 4:52am PST

Nishi English Presentations : The Nishi practical course kids had their presentation in the middle of February, and here are the photos to prove that I sat through the whole thing. They did good, but gosh was it LONG!

Nishi English Presentations

The Nishi practical course kids had their presentation in the middle o ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 4:48am PST

Kamakura : We ditched the last day of the conference (it wouldn't have been worth attending) to take a look at Kamakura, the famous temple city near Tokyo. It was pretty cool! :)

Kamakura

We ditched the last day of the conference (it wouldn't have been worth ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 4:37am PST

Yokohama Leavers' Conference : Yokohama was GREAT!!

Yokohama Leavers' Conference

Yokohama was GREAT!!

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 4:25am PST

English Speech Contest : The annual English Speech contest was in February. Here are some pics of my students competing, plus the beautiful snow-covered scenery.

English Speech Contest

The annual English Speech contest was in February. Here are some pics ...

Updated: Mar 07, 2006 4:16am PST

Soba Lesson!! :

Soba Lesson!!

Updated: Jan 30, 2006 6:22am PST

Random Weekend & Other Fun in January :

Random Weekend & Other Fun in January

Updated: Jan 30, 2006 6:10am PST

P.E. Competition Day (and the 120th Anniversary -- for real!) : Each year, students in Toyama take different courses in P.E. (Gym) in the fall and early winter. This year's options were kendo, judo and dance. At the end of January, the students have a competition for each course to see which homeroom is the best. I took pictures of judo and kendo since they were in the same building and because, honestly, I wasn't expecting a lot from the dance.

P.E. Competition Day (and the 120th Anniversary -- for real!)

Each year, students in Toyama take different courses in P.E. (Gym) in ...

Updated: Jan 30, 2006 6:25am PST

Christmas Break 2006 : This year, I came home for Christmas. It was the best decision EVER! :) Except for the travel part. . .

Christmas Break 2006

This year, I came home for Christmas. It was the best decision EVER! ...

Updated: Jan 30, 2006 6:50am PST

Kenrokoen in the Snow! : On the 18th, Dan, Amber, Shiho, Keisuke, Kaijan and I went to Kenrokoen in Kanazawa, despite what the rest of the world would have called a blizzard. We had a blast! :)

Kenrokoen in the Snow!

On the 18th, Dan, Amber, Shiho, Keisuke, Kaijan and I went to Kenrokoe ...

Updated: Dec 23, 2005 4:31pm PST

Before Christmas Break. . . :

Before Christmas Break. . .

Updated: Dec 23, 2005 4:46pm PST

Random Snow Pics: Winter 2005-2006 : Toyama gets a lot of snow, and this year, it came early and hit hard. . . Here are some pictures of snow & winter in Toyama.

Random Snow Pics: Winter 2005-2006

Toyama gets a lot of snow, and this year, it came early and hit hard. ...

Updated: Dec 18, 2005 5:18pm PST

Random in the Fall. . . : Ones, twos and tens of pictures that are not up to having their own galleries!

Random in the Fall. . .

Ones, twos and tens of pictures that are not up to having their own ga ...

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:21pm PST

Izumi English Camp. . . : In early mid-December, I helped at Izumi H.S.'s English camp. It was the best one I've done here, and we got our first real snow on the first day!!

Izumi English Camp. . .

In early mid-December, I helped at Izumi H.S.'s English camp. It was ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 7:36pm PST

Elementary School 2005 : This year, Nishi students continued the tradition of visiting an elementary school. Thanks to Emily, it went pretty well!

Elementary School 2005

This year, Nishi students continued the tradition of visiting an eleme ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 8:30pm PST

Dan's Big Night! :op : Dan had his first major public translation gig at a violin recital in Toyama, and these are some photos of him doing his thing and then of us out afterwards...

Dan's Big Night! :op

Dan had his first major public translation gig at a violin recital in ...

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:58pm PST

Kyoto in October! : Each year, Toyama JETs head to Kyoto for the weekend. I couldn't go last year, so this was my first time, and -- even with all the rain -- I had a blast! :)

Kyoto in October!

Each year, Toyama JETs head to Kyoto for the weekend. I couldn't go l ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 8:21pm PST

Nishi School Festival -- Sanpakten '05 : Always fun, I enjoyed it more this time because I just wandered with a camera -- no work to do this time! :)

Nishi School Festival -- Sanpakten '05

Always fun, I enjoyed it more this time because I just wandered with a ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 6:45pm PST

October/November : Like the Random Fall stuff, but different. . . :op

October/November

Like the Random Fall stuff, but different. . . :op

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 8:20pm PST

Halloween 2005 : Halloween in Toyama is always a big deal, although you wouldn't know it from my laughable attempt at a costume! A lot of other people went all-out, though! :)

Halloween 2005

Halloween in Toyama is always a big deal, although you wouldn't know i ...

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 7:01pm PST

Ball Game Day 2005 : Apparently, some high schools in Toyama have two Sports Days: 1 in the fall and one in the spring. The fall day is called Ball Sports Day. The students all play. . . .ball sports. :)

Ball Game Day 2005

Apparently, some high schools in Toyama have two Sports Days: 1 in the ...

Updated: Dec 12, 2005 10:34pm PST

School Festival 2005 - Toyama H.S. : I LOVE my new students! They are a riot! Here they are getting ready for and having fun at the school festival. Too bad the video didn't come out!

School Festival 2005 - Toyama H.S.

I LOVE my new students! They are a riot! Here they are getting ready ...

Updated: Sep 21, 2005 10:43am PST

Okinawa!! : Amber, Chris and I headed to Okinawa at the end of September. This is the proof that we actually made it! :)

Okinawa!!

Amber, Chris and I headed to Okinawa at the end of September. This is ...

Updated: Dec 09, 2005 7:31pm PST

Minami H.S. English Camp - August 2005 :

Minami H.S. English Camp - August 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:39pm PST

September Photos (so far) :

September Photos (so far)

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:42pm PST

China Trip : I went to China with three friends for 10 days at the end of July and beginning of August, and I managed to take over 500 photos. :op Enjoy! **Captions, etc. to follow shortly, I hope**

China Trip

I went to China with three friends for 10 days at the end of July and ...

Updated: Aug 11, 2005 3:32pm PST

July :

July

Updated: Jul 28, 2005 9:19am PST

Hawaiian Farwell Party - July 2005 :

Hawaiian Farwell Party - July 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:08pm PST

AJET Fuji Trip - July 2005 :

AJET Fuji Trip - July 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 5:52pm PST

Leavers' Weekend 2005 :

Leavers' Weekend 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:05pm PST

Oto No Hana Vol. 5 - 2 July 2005 :

Oto No Hana Vol. 5 - 2 July 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:59pm PST

Nishi English Camp 2005 :

Nishi English Camp 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 5:41pm PST

Sports Day : This was my last big event at Nishi, before heading to my new school, and it was pretty fun. The students and teachers finally talk to me -- right in time for me to leave! :op

Sports Day

This was my last big event at Nishi, before heading to my new school, ...

Updated: Jul 28, 2005 9:22am PST

June :

June

Updated: Jun 09, 2005 6:55pm PST

Nishi Takayama Trip - May 2005 :

Nishi Takayama Trip - May 2005

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:45pm PST

Graduation, etc. :

Graduation, etc.

Updated: Mar 04, 2005 11:29pm PST

April :

April

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:34pm PST

March :

March

Updated: Jun 09, 2005 6:56pm PST

Jan./Feb. 2005 :

Jan./Feb. 2005

Updated: Jun 09, 2005 7:00pm PST

Winter Vacation - Thailand : All of the pictures from Thailand, all in one place; I promise sorting soon!

Winter Vacation - Thailand

All of the pictures from Thailand, all in one place; I promise sorting ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2005 10:54pm PST

Winter Vacation - Goa : I was in Goa from 22 December to 26 December, and I had a BLAST! I met lots of relatives and saw some of the places where my dad used to hang out when he was younger. All in all, an awesome stay! :)

Winter Vacation - Goa

I was in Goa from 22 December to 26 December, and I had a BLAST! I me ...

Updated: Mar 04, 2005 10:27pm PST

Winter Vacation - Bombay!! : These are ALL of the pictures that I took in Bombay from December 17 to December 22. I will sort and caption them as soon as I have time, but for now, use the filenames . . . sorry! :(

Winter Vacation - Bombay!!

These are ALL of the pictures that I took in Bombay from December 17 t ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2005 7:15pm PST

Mixed from the end of 2004 : These are pictures of EVERYTHING from November and December. There are captions, but no sorting yet. . .

Mixed from the end of 2004

These are pictures of EVERYTHING from November and December. There ar ...

Updated: Dec 13, 2005 6:41pm PST

Elementary School Visits : On December 9 and 10, 2004, students from the Practical English Course at Toyama Nishi went to two different elementary schools and showed the children picture plays, or illustratioins with a narration. They also played English language games. Since I teach the class, I got to go, too, and it was a blast!

Elementary School Visits

On December 9 and 10, 2004, students from the Practical English Course ...

Updated: Dec 09, 2004 4:47pm PST

Fall Holidays : These are pictures from AMERICAN fall holiday events -- Halloween and Thanksgiving -- in Japan!

Fall Holidays

These are pictures from AMERICAN fall holiday events -- Halloween and ...

Updated: Dec 05, 2004 9:52am PST

Toyama Nishi Koukou : These are pictures of the school where I work, "Toyama West High School," and some shots of the mountains. I love my new camera!

Toyama Nishi Koukou

These are pictures of the school where I work, "Toyama West High Scho ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2004 7:12am PST

80th Anniversary Celebration! :

80th Anniversary Celebration!

Updated: Dec 06, 2004 6:43am PST

Kurobe Alpine Route: Unazuki Onsen to Keyakidaira : On 14 November, Mariette, Melissa and I took the train along part of theKurobe Alpine Route to see the trees before the end of fall. Check out the pictures here.

Kurobe Alpine Route: Unazuki Onsen to Keyakidaira

On 14 November, Mariette, Melissa and I took the train along part of t ...

Updated: Jan 25, 2005 7:19pm PST

"Discover Toyama Tour" :

"Discover Toyama Tour"

Updated: Oct 11, 2004 8:05pm PST

School Festival (San Pakten) : San Pakten is the school festival at Toyama Nishi, ,held once a year. The students in each homeroom put together some sort of display, presentation, or activity in a classroom and then man the rooms as students, staff and others walk around the school. My third year students did an English Cafe. These are pictures from all over the festival. Enjoy! We all had A LOT of fun! :op

School Festival (San Pakten)

San Pakten is the school festival at Toyama Nishi, ,held once a year. ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2004 6:42am PST

Kobe Pics : We spent 1 of our three days out of Toyama in Kobe, so here are the pics. We were there during some sort of dance festival, which is what most of the blurry pictures are from. . . those people were impressive, and the city is pretty nice, too!

Kobe Pics

We spent 1 of our three days out of Toyama in Kobe, so here are the pi ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2004 11:15pm PST

Osaka Pics : Amber, Melissa, Mariette and I went to Osaka over the long weekend from the 18th to the 20th of September. We also went to Kobe on the 19th, so look for those pics also! :)

Osaka Pics

Amber, Melissa, Mariette and I went to Osaka over the long weekend fro ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2004 11:16pm PST

Welcome Weekend II : These are the pics from Day 2 of Welcome Weekend. We stayed at a World Heritage Site, and this is what it looks like away from all the revelry.

Welcome Weekend II

These are the pics from Day 2 of Welcome Weekend. We stayed at a Worl ...

Updated: Sep 23, 2004 11:12pm PST

Toyama AJET Welcome Weekend : Toyama AJET's Welcome Weekend was held Sept. 11-12 at a World Heritage Site in western Toyama. We went to Kamitaira and the Gokayama Gassho Houses.

Toyama AJET Welcome Weekend

Toyama AJET's Welcome Weekend was held Sept. 11-12 at a World Heritag ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2004 5:02pm PST

Owara Dancing in Yatsuo : The annual Owara Festival was held on September 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Yatsuo town and during the same week in the rest of Japan. These are pics, mostly from Yatsuo, of the dancers. Yatsuo is a tiny town whose population explodes with tourists during the festival.

Owara Dancing in Yatsuo

The annual Owara Festival was held on September 1st, 2nd and 3rd in Ya ...

Updated: Sep 12, 2004 4:59pm PST

Random : These are pictures of Japan that are just random or that don't need galleries of their own.

Random

These are pictures of Japan that are just random or that don't need ga ...

Updated: Dec 06, 2004 6:47am PST

Tateyama! : These are pictures from my climb up and down Mt. Tate in Toyama. It is the fifth tallest mountain in Japan!

Tateyama!

These are pictures from my climb up and down Mt. Tate in Toyama. It i ...

Updated: Sep 02, 2004 8:16pm PST

Kanazawa Adventures : We spent the day and night in Kanazawa a few weeks ago, sightseeing during the day and then partying 'til four and taking the train home at 7. Take a look!

Kanazawa Adventures

We spent the day and night in Kanazawa a few weeks ago, sightseeing du ...

Updated: Sep 02, 2004 8:12pm PST

Festival Fun! : These are pics from the different fesitvals I have attended so far.

Festival Fun!

These are pics from the different fesitvals I have attended so far.

Updated: Aug 30, 2004 6:19pm PST

Pre-Departure Stuff : Everything that I didn't want to put in two-photo galleries, including pics from my surprise party.

Pre-Departure Stuff

Everything that I didn't want to put in two-photo galleries, includin ...

Updated: Sep 02, 2004 8:09pm PST

Graduation!! (etc.) : This gallery has pics from the Gemstone Citation Ceremony, main graduation, the college graduations, and Gonzaga graduation, arranged chronologically.

Graduation!! (etc.)

This gallery has pics from the Gemstone Citation Ceremony, main gradu ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2004 5:40pm PST

DC for a day. . .er. . . night : These are all from our trip to see the sights in DC at night right before finals started, in May 2004.

DC for a day. . .er. . . night

These are all from our trip to see the sights in DC at night right bef ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2004 6:44pm PST

Last (Pizza-centric) Cluster Meeting : These are from the last Spanish Cluster meeting of the Spring 2004 semester. We had pizza and basically chilled. . . :)

Last (Pizza-centric) Cluster Meeting

These are from the last Spanish Cluster meeting of the Spring 2004 sem ...

Updated: Aug 30, 2004 5:34pm PST

SmugShots :

SmugShots

Updated: Sep 05, 2009 8:52am PST

From the iPhone :

From the iPhone

Updated: Apr 29, 2009 6:03am PST

Sept. 9, 2009 :

Sept. 9, 2009

Updated: Sep 10, 2009 3:54am PST

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