It really has been too long since my last update. And it's not like I've been too busy to update either. I've just got to get over my intimidation of these online journals ( Read more... )

As I slowly get up this morning, shaking off the muscles aches brought on my amateur snowboarding and a car accident. Turning on my computer, I found out that a lot had been going on while I was away. Before anything else ( Read more... )

Evaluate your Japanese ( Read more... )

I think I'm beginning to realize that things in my head are never going to be "ready" to write down. Usually I wait for the ideas I think about to simmer a bit in the back of my mind. When they're ready, something clicks and I know it's done and ready to be said. Everyday here in Japan things I don't understand just keep coming into my life. ( Read more... )

I hear laughter echoing down the halls of my dorm. I would join in, I really would. You know, if it weren't for the fact that I'm so jet lagged right now. (>_I went back to the states for about 10 days during fall break. Things went pretty good. I spent most of my time driving around with random friends that I have out there. None of my ( Read more... )

Once again I find myself up at 4am with nothing much to do. I got back from Gusto (the Japanese equivilant of Denny's) a few hours ago. Josh, Jin, Theo, and I were supposed to be studying Japanese, but drifted off into other conversation. We eventually just left and then talked more outside of Global House. This is my life during finals. I usually ( Read more... )

Long time no see, everyone ( Read more... )

The weather after a taifu is surprising muggy. Added that I'm leaving tomorrow, I'm feeling very pressured. Not pressured in the usual college sense when you have 2 projects, a paper, and a roommate's cat that died. I mean, I feel like I'm being pushed against from all sides. The weather is oppressive, I want to spend time with my journey ( Read more... )

Did you ever see those movies where all the animals are high-tailing out of the forest because of some natural disaster while the thick-headed hero continues onwards? I ain't gonna be that guy ( Read more... )

Is that even the correct spelling, 'typhoon'? It's one of the few, fun Japanese words that the English language absorbed. Interestingly enough, most of those stolen words are the names of natural disasters (typhoon, tsunami). Doesn't bother me none though.  The Japanese stole, like, most of english. You thought there was just a little bit of ( Read more... )