Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 Hello all, sorry this is late. Some of you probably know it’s been a tense time in the USA…Not going to go into it in this post, though I can’t promise I won’t eventually. It’s been a painful week. But hey, youkai! Those (two) of you closely … Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Inktober + Japanese Mythology : Week 3
You know the drill by now! Official site. Week 1. Week 2. This week I continued to learn how bad I am at time management, and that indeed, this paper is not the best. Each description links to an awesome site about Yokai, and you can read my short, sometimes mildly amusing version on my … Continue reading
Inktober + Japanese Mythology : Week 2
If you don’t know what Inktober is, check out the official site here! Also if you want to see Week 1, check here. Basically I’m following the official prompts and adding my own spin on it with Japanese mythology, partially to prepare for Nanowrimo. Without further ado, here is the artwork I made for the … Continue reading
Inktober + Japanese Mythology : Week 1
If you haven’t heard, Inktober is this month. What is Inktober? Well the name kind of gives it away: Ink + October = Inktober = people around the world try to produce an ink drawing every day in October (so much math in this post, what is this). If you go to the official site … Continue reading
Girls, Be Ambitious
A sudden thought hit me the other day – I had another blog for a very brief while. I had to write it for a class while I was studying abroad in Japan before I was sent home due to the earthquake and tsunami, so there were only three posts. I looked it up the … Continue reading
Falling in Love with Music Again
It’s been a long time since I’ve fallen this hard in love with…any band, really. I am so happy I found this Japanese band! I needed to listen to more Japanese in preparation for the JLPT and my usual favorites just weren’t doing it for me. I was just listening to random J-Pop and J-Rock … Continue reading
How I (FINALLY) Passed the JLPT N2
Note: If you don’t care about my journey to the JLPT and just want STUFF YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE SHUT UP ALREADY – skip to below the first picture. I’m not proud to say or admit publicly that I’ve failed the test twice. It’s especially hard when you see your friends go on to pass … Continue reading
Sassy Flashcards
I haven’t updated in awhile as Nanowrimo* is here and draining my writing time. But since I gained two new followers and for some reason quite a few views since I last logged in, I figured I should probably post something. Since I moved to PA, I hadn’t been doing a lot of the good … Continue reading
Use a spoon, duh.
Every now and then Yuuki and I surprise each other through small cultural differences. Sometimes from outright ignorance of how things are done in each other’s culture, and sometimes it stems from misleading stereotypes. For instance, many of us that have known the ‘fun’ of being called a gaijin (外人) know the frustration of being … Continue reading
Japanese Movies on Netflix Stream Part I
Netflix is a great way to watch shows and movies – and watching movies you enjoy can be a great way to get in some listening practice for your language of choice. My parents have Netflix, so when I’m at their house I like to try and watch some of the movies or shows available for … Continue reading