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Right, so, since I haven't made an actual informative post in ages, I've decided to appropriate a meme from miraielle and bring anyone who still happens to read this up to speed.

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So I'm mainly blogging this to try and capture the emotion while I'm still feeling it. It's not important, so disregard if you choose ( Read more... )

So after having talked to one of my professors about translation as a career, I finally have some idea of what I've gotten myself into. In order to have the best possible chances at being a professional translator, I'm going to need to:

-Pass level 1 on the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
-Spend a minimum of two months back in Japan, ( Read more... )

Update to come, but a question in the meantime:

How on earth does one go about explaining a Twizzler to Japanese children?

So it's been a bit longer than I planned since my last post. I'll give a quick summary, and perhaps detail some things later on ( Read more... )

One of the things from my last entry has been resolved: I now have internet access, which my host family was kind enough to allow me to use. I'll be posting periodically about how things are going, most likely, starting with today.

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A very brief update, as I'm doing this sort of last-minute.

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I returned yesterday afternoon from spending the better part of spring break with Corey; things are still going well with him, fortunately, and even my parents seemed to deal well with him in the little time I spent with them. But now, sadly, I have to return to business as usual. I've always hated goodbyes ( Read more... )

I gamed at a con for the first time today ( Read more... )