Photo of my Week 2 – 神戸ルミナリエ

This past Friday, I went to see the illuminations in Kobe.  They end on the 12th, and some friends were planning on going, so I just tagged along.
It was really cold, but really worth the travel.
A Japanese explanation of the memorial, taken from a pamphlet, follows.

Twitter: 5 Steps to a Better L2

Twitter!

Love it or hate it, it’s playing a big role all over the internetz right now.  This is a short post about 5 ways you can use Twitter to get better at your L2.  Any of you language learners who already have a Twitter account are most likely already doing some of these things, but you should read it anyway. Then get back to your L2.

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Photo of My Week 1 – Asakusa

 

Loved Asakusa.  Maybe it was because I spent the previous few days in Akiba, Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Ikebukuro.  I was happy to see more old Japan culture.

It was also really crowded, but it was cool ’cause an old lady waved to me and said “Hi”.

Anyways, yeah, photo time.

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December Project: A Manga a Day

12月だよ

Time to give myself a holiday present.

That’s right, more Japanese knowledge/fun.  I’m going to do a project this month that will improve my Japanese as well as my time management skills.

If you wanna know more, or the title wasn’t obvious enough, there’s more after the jump.

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