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Samurai Grammar: Pullin’ Ain’t Pushin’.
This is a screenshot of one Japanesepod101 lesson. I like “moving” the bar of progress and I like that the grammar explanations are brief. But the rest of the day, I have Japanese music in my ears or I...
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The Law of Language and Skill Attraction
Keep tinkering with shifts in your environment to attract your skill. I recently discovered using iTune radio to listen to Japanese radio stations. Shake it. Shape it. Your environment that is. :)...
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Overresponding Samurai: Stop the Drama and Do Something
Overresponding doesn’t have to be hectic. Use your snail power. In four more days, my family and I will leave Japan and we will be back in our semi-hectic work/school mode. I am spending more and...
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Get in the Fun: Learn a Foreign Language
Use your “addictions” to learn a foreign language. I choose brain books over manga. It’s just how I roll. :) It’s interesting that as I try to learn Japanese and hunt for books to read, it seems like I...
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WTF Samurai
Cans of oxygen to get you to the last steps of the climb up Mt. Fuji. Sometimes you need to go beyond the edge to the WTF territory. Get lost, disoriented, and helpless. Metaphorically speaking. :) My...
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May the Non-Force Be With You
For a couple of bucks I left to go to a manga kissa in a different town. Easy enough and a little adventure to boot. You don”t have to kill yourself to try and learn something new. Look for small but...
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Rub up Against It, Samurai!
Find new and fun ways to “rub up” against your skill. I like looking at advertisements–they are designed to get your attention. This is a Japanese ad for air conditioners you can control with your...
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Back In Japan: “Getting Over Zero”
I’m back in Japan for a big part of the summer. The jet lag hasn’t hit yet, my wife is busy, so I’m in my home away from home—the Aprecio manga kissa. I managed to stay in a Japanese bubble for a...
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I have a week off from school and I plan to spend some quality time with my family and my Iphone. Ipad, Iphone, Isurrendered. Yes, I got an Iphone. I got tired of people telling me that my Palm...
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