One of my new favorite things about Japan is the rain! After 6 years of living in the desert, you grow fond of inclemet weather and even look forward to it. When I started out this morning, rain jacket on, hood up, pedaling toward my school, it was sprinkling. But the closer I got to… Continue reading Rainy days
いただきます！/itadakimasu/ Let’s eat On the fifth episode of “You ate what?!” we revisit Japanese pickled foods! This one is my new favorite! This week I have been introducing myself to all 8 of my English classes. In my presentation I talk, briefly, about my love for peanut butter. I then allow students to talk to… Continue reading You ate what?! [Episode 5]
いただきます！/itadakimasu/ Let’s eat On the fourth episode of “You ate what?!” we visit a traditional Japanese breakfast food. As you can probably guess, I enjoy fermented and pickled foods. Gotta love that Bacillus subtilis! Aka good gut bacteria that help with…well, your gut. This particular food gets one of two reactions. Either you enjoy it or… Continue reading You ate what?! [Episode 4]
Yesterday was my first day of school and work. Here is an account of my day. 5:30 Wake up. Devotion. 7:30 Waiting outside near the bike farm. Meeting a coworker to ride to work together. 8:00 Arrive at school. Park bike near an even bigger bike farm. Enter building and take off outside shoes. Put… Continue reading First day of School: 2nd term 2016
I don’t know if you knew but I really, really enjoy biking. My first bike as an adult was a cruiser. Then I graduated from cruiser to a road bike. A car mangled that one. Then I graduated to my first fixed gear bike. That bike was damaged by another car. Then I bought my… Continue reading Biking in Himeji
If you walk down any street in Japan you will notice something missing. Can you guess what it is? Here’s a hint. Let’s say we stopped for a quick snack at the conbini/convenience store on the corner. You picked up an onigiri and I bought green tea. We’re out and about and eventually we both… Continue reading Big Gomi
いただきます！/itadakimasu/ Let’s eat On the second episode of “You ate what?!” I thought we’d visit primary colors. Blue food reminds me of Violet from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Maybe a slice of her finger. Too grotesque? My bad. Can you guess what it is? Think about all the blue/purple foods you know. I think… Continue reading You ate what?! [Episode 2]
いただきます！/itadakimasu/ Let’s eat On the first episode of “You ate what?!” I thought I would begin with a bang. Let’s see if you can guess what food is shown below. You can clearly see the raw egg. Onions. Cucumber. Daikon radish slivers. But what is that under the egg? Hmm? What was your guess? Pork?… Continue reading You ate what?! [Episode 1]
Please forgive the tense of this post. Many of these things happened days ago but some are still happening. I go in and out of present and past tense quite a bit. Day 1: Provision and Kindness (28 08 22) Kindness is best when taken with everything! I would like to thank Krystal, the… Continue reading Landed in Japan
Prior to the beginning of these japanese classes, I’d already studied and felt like I had a grasp on Hiragana and Katakana. Hiragana and Katakana are two of the 4 Japanese syllabary. The Japanese writing system is a trip (complex). From my finite understanding of Japanese language history I know the following. Please feel free to… Continue reading Japanese Language Classes
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