So I applied for a Japan study abroad earlier this year and the results will be in any day now (no later than April 15). I didn't really pay it much mind before but with the deadline approaching the wait's really starting to get to me. The website for the program says I'll hear from them by e-mail, which means I've begun checking my inbox ( Read more... )

Korean is not nearly as popular an Asian language to learn as say, Japanese or Chinese. This means that those of us crazy enough to attempt it are basically shit out of luck, since the resources out there are totally lacking. I practically *never* see ANY Korean books at B&M bookstores, and while they're easy enough to get online you still have to ( Read more... )

Last week I went to Japan Night, which is a small tour of Japanese bands in the US that happens every year. I didn't really know any of the bands involved but hey, it was a chance to see live foreign music for cheap, so I couldn't pass it up.
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My literary criticism professor is one of the most entertaining personalities I have ever met. A large part of the class' subject matter concerns itself with the influence that the arts have on real life ("life imitates art" and all that). So naturally the concept of archetypes and stereotypes in fiction often comes up. In addition to that, we ( Read more... )

Back when I first played Suikoden V I was so blown away that I didn't think I'd be able to enjoy the rest of the series again. In fact, while it wasn't a perfect game by any means, it was so perfectly suited to my own personal tastes that I've had trouble enjoying most RPGs since. That fall I tried getting into some more RPGs with varying results ( Read more... )