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Regina Battino's avatar

Happy birthday Rachel! Continue these great cultural experiences and adventures!

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Rachel Gorman's avatar

Thank you Regina!!

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Soranlly Jimenez's avatar

Happy Birthday Rachel!!

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Rachel Gorman's avatar

Thank you Soranlly!

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Natalie's avatar

Happy happy birthday Rachel!! Shoutout to opening new, untraditional timelines in your 30s (and hopefully well beyond!) xxx

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Rachel Gorman's avatar

Thank you Natalie!! You are definitely an inspiration in terms of travel adventures and untraditional timelines! <3

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Nick Klinovsky's avatar

Happy Birthday! Seems like you’re really taking advantage of all that Japan has to offer.

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Rachel Gorman's avatar

Thank you Nick, trying my best!!!

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Nava Simon's avatar

What a true feast for the senses, with an emphasis on food! So much to absorb, so wonderful! The hike/mountains looked/sounded fabulous, right up your alley!

How's the teaching going?

Happy birthday again! 34 is today's 24, not to be cliche! You have SO much of life ahead of you, and you are eagerly embracing the beauty and excitement!

Who knows what the future brings! Well said, and very inspirational!❤️

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Rachel Gorman's avatar

Thank you Nava!!! Soooo much good food, I am uploading so many food photos each week and yet I feel like I have only scratched the surface!

In terms of work, I am not actually teaching. I'm doing a variety of different things: observing high school English classes and giving feedback to teachers, planning workshops for faculty members at my university, and meeting one-on-one with university students who are studying abroad and want to practice English. I'm still figuring out what exactly is expected of me, but I will update with more details soon. It sounds like a lot but it's much easier than teaching every day!

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