Winnipeg around Christmas time.
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About Me
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Following are a few facts about myself. I have also included links to my teaching years in Kasumigaura-machi, Japan, as these years have contributed largely to who I am today.
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Date of Birth: |
March 2, 1954 |
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Place of Birth: |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
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Family Origins: |
The 'Pattimore' is Welsh, but my father's family hails from the south of England. My mother, the offspring of Scottish immigrants, was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. |
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Schools Attended: |
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Elementary: |
Linwood Elementary School, Winnipeg, Canada. |
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Junior High: |
Deer Lodge Junior High School, Winnipeg (closed) |
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High School: |
St. James Collegiate, Winnipeg |
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Post Secondary: |
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Jobs: |
dog kennel worker, warehouse worker, postal worker, substitute teacher, taxi driver, telephone researcher, ESL/EFL teacher, textbook writer, dictionary proofreader |
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Places lived in: |
Winnipeg, Manitoba Victoria, B.C. Ucluelet, B.C. Vancouver, B.C. Kasumigaura-machi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan Ichikawa-shi (Tokyo), Japan |
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Current Interests: |
Investing, Japanese language, Guitar, Running |
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Favorite foods: |
chocolate, anything Italian |
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Favorite drinks: |
coffee, occasionally beer |
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Favorite saying: |
What's up with that? |
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New Year's Resolutions, 2005: |
Continue to try to be a better teacher Move to a bigger apartment/buy a house or condo Publish a new paper on EFL teaching Pass the level 2 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (also last year's resolution but it just didn't get done) Run at least 23 kilometers per week Run in one 10 K before 2006 ｡｡ |
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Close to Ucluelet, B.C., Canada
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Vancouver, B.C.
One of my favorite temples in Kyoto, Kiyomizudera｡｡
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