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Short update (but not really)
Things are going pretty well.
Probably moving to a small village in Nara in August. I'll still be on the JET programme, just not in Osaka. More about that another time. (maybe?)
Today I ran 10 kilometers straight. 6 miles and three hundred yards. I did it in an hour and 6 minutes, and now I am tired and my legs really hurt. I feel great, though! -
I remember everyone that leaves. -Lilo
You'll have to excuse my writing, I just woke up from a nap and it's about 10:30 PM here. Some of my sentences may not seem too natural. No, I have not been drinking tonight ( Read more... ) -
I Had a Little Help From My Friends
To all my friends who checked on me after it happened, I really appreciate it. Everyone was, and is still being, very supportive. I've recovered quite quickly, had time to think, and I'm feeling great, though I'm a little angry at myself for letting things drag out as long as they did ( Read more... ) -
The Post I Never Wanted to Make
In the very small hours of the morning of September 25th, Yoko and I ended our relationship of two years, nine months and eight days. After fighting for many months about our personal futures and our future together and how the two of us have changed in some ways or others, we decided that it would be better for both of us if we separated. Even so ( Read more... ) -
Hayao Miyazaki
I watched the new Miyazaki film today, "Gake No Ue No Ponyo" (Ponyo On the Cliff, excuse my bad translation), and really liked it. In my summary I'll only tell you what they're showing in the commercials: a red fish-... thing with a little girl's face somehow finds her way to the top of a cliff where a little boy, Sousuke, takes her in. She's ( Read more... ) -
A Skyline With No Stars
It would not be an exaggeration to say I never tire of this view ( Read more... ) -
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Today I had a pretty great day. First, I went to the Daimaru department store to pick up something special for Yoko. Then I bought us tickets for a movie and went to a burger shop nearby, Kua'ai Burger (a Hawaiian chain) for some eats, and there I met Tommy and his confused girlfriend ( Read more... ) -
Test Results
My Japanese Language Proficiency Test scores came in the mail about a month ago. Here's what they said ( Read more... ) -
First Snowboarding!
I went snowboarding for the first time yesterday! I went to a place called Takasu(I think?) in Gifu prefecture. We took a night-bus and got there in about 5 hours from Osaka.
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