Finding other like-minded people living and working in Asia is always an interesting experience. I recently discovered Sylvain Bouchard’s blog, "My Blog – Mon Blog." Sylvain is a French-Canadian English teacher married to a Vietnamese, living in Japan and studying online at an Australian university. Despite the fact it appears to be raining on Sylvain’s blog all the time, his regular entries are actually very interesting. Anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese culture, especially lots of anecdotal stories, then Sylvain’s blog is a good source as he adds his daily insights about teaching, eating and living in Japan. (Warning: pictures of the Japanese food dishes will make you hungry.) Sylvain seems to have a pretty good grasp of Japanese culture (not that I am the authority to assess such a thing) and that helps him catch Japanese cultural innuendoes in his prose.

Sylvain’s blog is linked to a main web site (NOTE: different link) that also links to an earlier blog Sylvain wrote. (Confused? So am I, but it’s still fun to read.) Be sure to have a look at Sylvain’s photo albums that provide another glimpse into life in Japan. Some terrific pictures of Japan many often don’t see. And if you’ve ever wondered what a fire truck looks like in Japan, you’ll find the answer deep in Sylvain’s photo albums.