Laura, Samantha & Ashley - thanks so much for coming on the last day before the long summer vacation! 
I'll be off the ground tomorrow night at 23:15 (if everything goes as scheduled, that is!)



We mainly talked about recent news as we see them on TV: A terrible accident at the "love parade" (a huge outdoor music dance festival in Germany) with many fatalities reminding us of the accident some years ago at the Fireworks
event at Akashi, Okura-Kaigan. Another story was about the rescue helicopter ...
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Thanks to "Tuesday-Girl" Emma (from Germany!!) today was really crowded! Five altogether: Catherine, Jade, Christina, Cassandra, and Emma. This is quite unusual, 'cause don't forget - it's a Saturday! 
Jade had some news about the famous question of which one was first, the chicken or the egg. Well, according to a British scientist, they finally found the answer - the chicken! Why? Because in order to produce the eggshell, protein is needed. Protein can be found inside the hen's (female chicke...
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Thanks to "Tuesday-Girl" Emma (from Germany!!) today was really crowded! Five altogether: Catherine, Jade, Christina, Cassandra, and Emma. This is quite unusual, 'cause don't forget - it's a Saturday! 
Jade had some news about the famous question of which one was first, the chicken or the egg. Well, according to British scientist, they finally found the answer - the chicken! Why? Because in order to produce the egg-shell, protein is needed. Protein can be found inside the hen's (female chicken...
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I should really start writing the  blog straight after the Cafe finishes....it's so hard to remember! 
Two "Thursdayers" showed up today, Ashley & Tiffany. After having the sure, confident feeling that nobody else would 
show up today (also as Ashley had some information about one absentee), we decided to "break the routine" and start the day with the mandatory "material":



The contents of this passage led us to discussing the differences between ♀&♂. I had a very difficult time to explain
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Tomorrow in one week I'll be in the air - on my way to Germany! Of course I'm excited, but also a little nervous....can I cover all the things on my "want-to-do-list" in just two weeks? Obviously, by Japanese standards, a 14-day-holiday is extremely long, but I have to catch up about 5 years! 
Yep. 
On this very nice & hot day, the Cafe saw the usual "Tuesday crowd" - Chelsea, Kelsey, Courtney and Lindsey. As you all know, Summer officially started yesterday, so we kicked off with: "Oh, it's so...
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Our "regular" Saturday crowd showed up today, exact same members, of course with different names: Brittney, Ashley, Isabella & Emma! Thanks for coming. Already about 5 hours have passed since the Cafe finished, I'm a little tired, and basically don't remember ANYTHING we talked about today! Sorry - but please forgive me! Oh, now I remember one topic:
I told the group about a TV programme in which the Ikeなっんとか先生 explain several reasons why Japan is "in Danger", currently being ove...
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This came as a big shock, and Emily, Monica, Lindsey & me just couldn't agree with the reason: A new lady joined Samantha's company, so Samantha had to change her days off! Please fight back! I feel so sad, just like after the football game Spain-Germany...

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We had a huge topic today: What does the expression "Asian" stand for? Under this expression, the Japanese apparently understand the area around Vietnam, Cambodia, India etc....Basically, countri...
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Let's see.....who came to the Cafe today? Yes, Erica, Mikayla, Briana, and Catherine. And how was the weather? Of course, raining! What did you expect - it's 梅雨, don't forget! 
Among the topics covered today was still a little "leftover" of the world cup (don't worry, it'll fade soon!), and I could share some good news with the crowd: The ranking list of the 10 best footballers in this tournament included TWO JAPANESE - Honda & Nakazawa! Congratulation! Mikayla had to add to this the great...
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Every now and then, there are days when we have a little hard time getting things into gear, getting the discussion rolling,
so to speak. This Saturday was one of those days....however, we also made a "new record" - we could count four noses today, one more than last Thursday! Yes, it was Samantha, Alexandria, Ashley and Abigail who joined me on this beautiful Saturday afternoon (tomorrow's gonna rain!!). So, as I mentioned, we couldn't really get heated up on one subject. 
First, the nice ladi...
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It's the day after a short, unhappy night spent in front of the TV watching Germany losing a football match in which the other team (Spain) was clearly better, stronger, and more motivated. I am still proud of "our boys" - after all, they're one of the best four teams in the world! Good Job, and thanks for a lot of excitement!

So, as it's (almost) over for me, too, Crystal, Mariah, Lindsey and me talked about the World Cup only as little. It was more like a "summary" of the event. 
Lindsey told...
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Wow, we worked on so many topics today we totally forgot to check the time, it was past four when we finally rounded up this hot discussion!
Lindsey, Jamie & Brooklyn together with me dealt with following subjects:

  

1.   Suicide of the Korean actor : We were surprised and most of us couldn't understand how the Japanese female fans could travel all the way to Korea to cry their hearts out. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe one can cry for somebody one doesn't really know! The fans have ...

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I suppose I should be satisfied seeing three young ladies on a day like this - in the middle of the rainy season, and of course, I am!
Thank you Ashley (welcome back from down under), Cassandra and Jade. Today, I told the "crowd" why I NEED to go to Germany this summer, and subsequently about my son's experience at our local elementary school. And how he, my wife, me, and last but not least, the faculty at the school feel how different things are done.
After Ashley's explanation on her stay in ...
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Hi, ladies!
It's already almost 10pm - so I' m going to try to keep this one short. Also of course, because I have forgotten most of the day's topics.....think think think......
Okay, Emma, Abigail, Amy, Kelsey, Chelsea and me talked about WET PUBLIC TOILET SEATS in Australia (OMG!) experienced by Kelsey, be careful on your next visit! Connecting to the "toilet subject", I shared the story of my friend who grabbed into a load of (human) poo while scuba diving in Okinawa (OMG again!). 
On the (mu...
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