Japanese Me


Even Here
January 21, 2010, 8:17 pm
Filed under: japan, random

The following took place in a mix of Japanese and English.

5th grader:  Karla-sensei, the lead actress  in the Friday Night Movie looked just like you!

Me:  Friday Night Movie?

5th grader:  Yeah, it was all about fashion and stuff.

Me:  …The Devil Wears Prada?

5th grader:  That was it!

Now people on both sides of the Pacific think I look like Anne Hathaway.  I’m definitely not complaining!



But Surely?
January 19, 2010, 7:07 am
Filed under: japan, random

Okay, I’m going to try and ease back into this posting thing.  I’ve been going through some old pictures and while they may not have a large overarching theme they’re still neat.  Later I want to write some more posts about learning Japanese… but let’s start slowly, slowly.

First:  Odaiba, an island in Tokyo Bay, has all kinds of shopping and television headquarters and touristy hot springs.  They also have this:

Think what you will.