. . . stands for "Reading Is Fundamental"
i'm trying to learn how to read Japanese, b/c i really hate the guessing game i play every time i get on a train, or try and figure out a menu, so i broke down and bought a little keychain that has blank flashcards on it (a lot of the kids here use them for school, but i'm going to use them to teach myself hiragana, which is alphabet 1 of 3).
eventually i'll move on to katakana (alphabet #2) and if i feel REALLY brave, i'll tackle kanji (chinese characters, which make up alphabet #3)
i've also been going around a lot by myself lately. i've been exploring a lot of the different places around here (going on the trains to a big station, then walking around). found this little british pub/restaurant in Ikebukuro called "The Glass Hopper" so i went in to see how "british" it really was. apart from everybody there being japanese, and myself being the only person of any british descent, the place was soo super victorian that i felt like i was off in the UK instead of Tokyo. mahogany trim, deep red carpeting, and even the velveted wallpaper that i still find fascinating.
as i sat there alone, i was approached by the people around me who all wanted a chance to try and talk to "the foreigner"
felt like a scene right out of "lost in translation"
and i really liked it
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10 comments:
Awesome.
They have 3 alphabets??!! Find yourself a buddy!
i wanna go 2 Japan....me and Dot are saving up money....^-^
yeah, marian, not like melanie is too or anything. =.=
anyway. i know how to say hey in japanese..
hoy.
xD
that might not even be it. ah well.
the alphabets and you being the point of focus in that room sound all too exciting.
it might've been even more exciting is block 1-2 was there.
Yo!!!! Mr.H. How's it hangin' man. Whats Up! Gun Hey Fat Choy! Have fun in Japan and call 3/4 sometime!
Hey Mr.H. Do they have hot wings in Japan..... Is there KFC as good as ours..... Do they have Fish N' Chips.........What hemesphere are they in....... How much Sushi have you eaten........ How much more will you eat........ Are you learning to speak Jappenease....... Has your new class seen your web page....... since your a STUDENT teacher and you said that all the STUDENT 's have to clean does that mean since you're a STUDENT teacher that you have to clean with the STUDENT 's Can you UPS's me some Jappenease Wings
Hey Mr. H. Just wanted to update you on life back home...............We are learning Greece, and Italy, we are listening to diffrent national anthems.... the one for Italy sounds like a 1970 arcade game... go figure..... Mr. C's wife had his baby a while ago and now he has this picture of his one son petting the other one..... Lenny thinks that babies come out of the butt and he also thinks that chairs can fart and always blames them.... also he is sitting at your old desk...... all for now.....adios
your so cool. meal
ps miss you
yo dave :) i finally figured this blog thing out - make me feel old!! glad to see that you are doing well!! we certainly miss you around here ;) take care and keep in touch!!
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