Archive for December, 2003
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2003
Half here.
It’s wierd, I find myself looking for Asian people around NY, so I can find a Japanese person to talk to. Funny, right? I guess I just want to keep up my language skill and I haven’t spoken it since I got off the plane, really. Soon I’m going to find out about […]
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Monday, December 22nd, 2003
Slow readjustment…
I’m trying to recover after my jet lag, but I find myself getting really sleepy in the middle of the day, and then I can’t sleep at night. My hearing seems to be heightened: I can follow tiny snippets of conversations around me, and I CAN UNDERSTAND EVERYONE, so even the most mundane […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2003
NYC.
I’m tired, but here. Right now I’m at my aunt and uncle’s and cousin’s house on Long Island. Thanks, Dahlia, Michael and Noah! I stayed up late last night so I could get a full night’s sleep, but I only managed to get about 6 hours or so. Today I’m going […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2003
Detroit.
First, I want to thank all of you readers and/or commenters out there. I never felt like I was alone in Japan thanks to your continued support and posting. I’m glad you were able to be with me, and I apologize for the low frequency of updates throughout the year. Thanks. […]
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Thursday, December 18th, 2003
Last one (in Japan, anyway)!!!
In an ideal world, I would have lots of time to write this, and I would tell you all about my thoughts on Japan, blah blah. Naturally, I have no time, I have to pack and clean, and I haven’t canceled mycell phone yet. Ugh. I will leave you with some pictures […]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2003
Some teaching fun…
Please repeat after me…Listen and Repeat.
The first time I heard this I was, naturally, in class. It was all I could do not to burst out laughing. Do you have enough WHAT?
Another fun thing? “Peanut butter” tends to sound a lot like “penis butter” because in Japanese, there is a “tsu” sound, so […]
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Tuesday, December 9th, 2003
Counting down…
I’ve got two more weeks here so I wanted to give you guys the flavor of my neighborhood and train station. Here are a few pics I’ve snapped over the past few days. I’m getting really excited and nervous about coming home. If anyone has any jobs lined up for me in […]
