Like many second-language students, I am less than happy with my level of Japanese. After years of work, I would consider myself fluent, but still nowhere near the fabled “native level”. Although it seems impressive to my … [Read more...]
Imagine yourself on the city streets of Japan. Here, let me paint a picture for you. Image by Stéfan Le Dû A crisp autumn morning, salarymen heading toward their places of work pace past you; a group of school … [Read more...]
Learning a new language is good way to make yourself feel ... honestly, like an infant. I mean, it can make you feel as if you've only lived on this planet for 2 days and still eat liquidized bananas for breakfast, lunch, … [Read more...]
Sadly, the final episode of Attack on Titan was aired on my husband's birthday, September 28th and the final episode of Breaking Bad followed the very next day. I know this is a lot to digest all at once. Although the … [Read more...]
My (friend's) wedding / (my) vacation time in Taiwan has come to a close, and while these three weeks have been a lot of fun, they've also been very educational as well. You see, I wanted to attempt to remember what it's … [Read more...]
Okay, so you've been through a couple of years of Japanese classes. You know how to ask questions. You know how to answer those questions that you can understand. You can describe things and say that you like the color … [Read more...]