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Fri, 15 Apr 2016 | By kakimono | Views [438]
The AirBnB hostel that Rachel and I were staying in seemed like it couldn't make up its mind about what kind of place it wanted to be. On the one hand, there were 8 beds in one room, and there were rules like “be back by 10” and “don't ... Read more >
Tags: math, ramenn, sakura, shrine, study
Fri, 8 Apr 2016 | By kakimono | Views [526]
Rachel's best friend's mother lived in Fukuoka. This meant that, even though Rachel's best friend was not there, the mother, Chiharu, still came and showed us around with traditional Japanese hospitality.
First of all, Chiharu had a car. So we ... Read more >
Tags: fukuoka, gardens, guides, ice cream, koi, sakura, towers
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 | By kakimono | Views [595]
“I want to go to Kyushu,” I heard myself say while video chatting with my parents. It was a weird thing for me to say. Like someone in Chicago saying “I want to go to Minnesota.” There’s nothing wrong with Minnesota, it’... Read more >
Tags: bus, coffee, fukuoka, kyushu, transportation
Mon, 28 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [427]
On Wednesday my religion and culture class was cancelled, which should have made the day seem shorter and better by comparison. It didn't.
In part this was because we had our second Japanese test, immediately followed by two hours of project work.... Read more >
Tags: castle, cat, coffee, plum trees, tests
Wed, 23 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [573]
On Friday we had a class excursion to Kyoto to make pottery. I love that that's a thing we can do. Not the pottery so much as just going to Kyoto for a class excursion. My parents were notably less thrilled about the entire thing, and advised me to ... Read more >
Tags: kyoto, middle schoolers, namesake, pottery, temple, views
Sat, 19 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [537]
On Thursday, I decided to celebrate my birthday in some kind of imitation of tradition. One part of the tradition was getting pancakes. (Another part was going to a Japanese restaurant where they cook the food in front of you, which sounds like it should ... Read more >
Tags: money, onsen, pancakes, water
Thu, 17 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [540]
On Tuesday we started chapter six. Which was sad, because six is a multiple of three. We have chapter tests every three chapters. So even though it seemed like we’d just finished a chapter test, we were already nearly due for another one. Joy.... Read more >
Tags: cats, host family, japanese, math, programs
Wed, 16 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [620]
Following class on Monday, I took the now-familiar train to Nagahoribashi as if I was going to Mondial Kaffee. (Spoiler alert: I wasn’t.) Then I walked the same way I had last time when I was just looking around until I found the Sketchers shop ... Read more >
Tags: chocolate, heart, nanoblocks, shoes
Mon, 14 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [526]
On Saturday I returned to Osaka Castle. It was a rather impulsive decision, since I’d been most of the way towards just taking another walk by the river when I decided I’d rather go back to Osaka Castle and see if I could find the plum trees ... Read more >
Tags: cards, deer, manhole covers, nara, nature, shrine, temple
Fri, 11 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [588]
On Wednesday, I was exposed to several small but very odd things about Japanese culture.
First of all, we were practicing new kanji. One of those kanji was the character for rice, which, for whatever reason, is also the character for America. So ... Read more >
Tags: beer, chocolate, coffee, commercialism, culture, wedding
Thu, 10 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [496]
One of Suzuki-sensei’s favorite starts to the class is asking “what is today’s date? What day is today?” The first is a straightforward question, the second is a question that only she knows the answer to. Usually it’s ... Read more >
Tags: akutagawa, chopin, dates, japanese, literature, music, numbers
Wed, 9 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [562]
Sunday was the CET trip to Arashiyama, near Kyoto. So we met at 8:30 (on a Sunday!) at the train station and caught a succession of trains to Arashiyama. It was pretty uneventful, with the most interesting part probably being watching a woman come to ... Read more >
Tags: buddhism, meditation, monk, spirtuality, sweets
Tue, 8 Mar 2016 | By zioned | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 8 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [352]
I was starting to run low on tea, so on Saturday I decided to return to Mariage Frères. Only not the Mariage Frères that I'd already been to, because that would have been too easy. Recall that the website put Osaka as ... Read more >
Tags: books, pastries, survival japanese, tea
Sun, 6 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [391]
We did have classes on Friday, which was a disturbing change of events after two consecutive three-day weekends. And, because we'd taken the test the day before, we were already well on our way to a new chapter. Complete with new grammars, new vocabulary, ... Read more >
Tags: coffee, malls, trains
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