Back from Japan

Hello everyone! It's been a while! I just got back form Japan yesterday and am still a little jet lagged. It was quite the adventure and was full of surprises and fun! I was staying close by to Kasukabe in Saitama. Kasukabe is well known for Lucky Star and Crayon Shin-chan. I'll be sure to post some photos later and get back on schedule right away!

Thank you

Going to Japan

Sorry for the delay! There were some issues with my modem and my ISP took a very long time to get everything back up and running. I hope to be posting again as soon as possible! Also, next week I will be going to Japan. Please let me know if there's anything you think I should do, any pictures you want me to talk, or if there's anything you want to know about while I'm over there.

Thank you again for your patience and keep practicing!

Update on Voting

Hello everyone. I just wanted to make a quick up date on the feedback I received on if I should link words to their related posts and it seems like there's no objection. That being said, this task will only get increasingly difficult as time goes on. So I will be linking new posts to old ones as I make them and given time to look through old posts I will link them to new words which have been posted. I'm very happy to have received feedback from you and I look forward to making more content for everyone!

A very special thanks to +Corpse Playground, +D. A. Holton, and +Ninja Gaijin.

Happy studying everyone!

I'm back again!

Hello again everyone! I'm sorry for the huge hiatus I took. School got really crazy for me again and there were quite a few changes in my life including some moving around. However, it seems the blog has grown quite a bit without me being here. So I would like to offer a sincere apology to everyone for my absence.

With that out of the way, I'm hoping to take a more realistic approach to this blog.

Schedule

Attempting to keep up with school, social life, work, and the blog was a little to overwhelming. I'm hoping to do update between every two days to once a week. I'm going to keep going from where I left off but if you guys have suggestions for a different format or requests for another topic please let me know.

Communication

I will be doing my best to reply to each and every one of you in a more timely manner. If I'm going to be gone for a bit due to a high volume of assignments or illness, I will be sure to tell you all so you're not left hanging.

Topics

I'm playing with the idea of not only introducing words to everyone, but also Japanese culture, food, and lifestyles. This is something I will probably get to after I graduate, but I will set up a poll later on to see what everyone thinks of this idea.

Thank you very much again everyone! Here's a picture of my friend's dog for your patience. I will have new content up this weekend!

Happy Studying!

Remember and Grow

Hey everyone.

Yesterday I went to a meet with some of the Japanese students in my area. We took the day to talk about our cultures and to think back upon the tragic event that happened 3 years ago. One of the things we discussed is the strength Japan has shown when faced with challenges. We realized it is Japan's strong sense of community and awareness of others that gives them the strength to overcome these circumstances.

I believe this is something we should apply to our own lives everyday. It is easier now more than ever to connect with people from around the world but we tend to leave it at just that: a connection. Whenever the means are available, we should be connecting with the communities we are a part of. Not just our neighbours and family, but classmates, co-workers, fellow commuters, online groups. Reach out, make the connection with them and nurture it. Everyone sees and learns things so differently that you are bound to not only learn something, but grow as a person.

So I'm going to ask all of you that are following or just dropping by to my blog to reach out and communicate with each other. I don't care if you do it through the comments section, the community group, by adding each other to your circles, or any other way. Connect with the people here with you, get to know each other, and grow.

As something to leave you with, the Japanese have an idiom that's similar to an English idiom we have: 三人寄れば文殊の知恵。If Three people gather, the Wisdom of Monju. This is similar to our idiom "Two heads are better than one" and I believe it to be very true.

I will be continuing to update with a new word tomorrow and I hope many of you find new friendships.