Happy Birthday to Panama!

The Parthenon at the acropolis of Athens at night. *Photo from Wikipedia March 25 is Revolution Day, celebrates the declaration of the start of Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman Empire, in 1821. From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organized into various independent city-states, known as polis, which spanned the entire Mediterranean region and the Black Sea. Philip of Macedon united most of the Greek mainland in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, spreading Greek culture and science from the eastern Mediterranean to the Indus River.

日本語 Interview by Isao Tokuhashi & Takeshi Takahashi info@myeyestokyo.com   Jairo Rodríguez (Colombia) Assistant Language Teacher/YouTuber/Corporate English Instructor Earlier this early summer of 2025, we had the opportunity to interview Mr. Takeshi Takahashi, an English teacher whose life was transformed through an internship in Denmark. Then we received an email from him. “If you don’t mind, I would love to introduce one of my foreign friends to you. He is an assistant language teacher from Colombia whom I met last year.” Colombia is a Spanish-speaking country in South America. We have interviewed several people from Colombia before—but an English teacher

Crowd on beach in Gabon. *Photo from Wikipedia August 17 is Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Gabon from France in 1960. Bantu migrants settled the area beginning in the 14th century. Portuguese explorers and traders arrived in the area in the late 15th century. The coast subsequently became a center of the slave trade with Dutch, English, and French traders arriving in the 16th century. In 1839 and 1841, France established a protectorate over the coast. In 1862 – 1887, France expanded its control to include the interior, and took full sovereignty. In 1910 Gabon became part of French