My first post from Japan

I haven't posted to this blog in awhile, since I've been consumed with moving and living in Japan. I've been here for just under two months, and there are some things that I really enjoy, and some things that I really don't like. I'm saving those up for a post to my Japanese blog, however.

But for the past few months, but life's been a little boring. It's amazing how dull even a foreign country can be when you don't have much to do. The novelty wore off in a few weeks, and my passion for studying the language disappeared after a few weeks. I really need to get back into it, though.

Since I've been here I've been watching TV, playing games, reading--you know, the stuff I used to do in the States. And while I get to go more interesting places on the weekends, the lack of good friends makes me sad.

I'm planning on updating this blog soon with reviews of the tv shows/movies I've seen lately, games I've played, rants and raves I've been thinking about, and hopefully an eloquent post about how sexism in Japan sucks.

Until then, don't you forget about me.


(Did I get the song stuck in your head?)

My Final Speech

This is my final project for first semester Japanese. Today is a study day--test tomorrow. On a SATURDAY. I need to have this speech mostly memorized.

私はリサ・エイブルです。二十六さいです。四ねん生です。げんごがくをべんきょうします。たくさんのものがすきです。
おんがくがだいすきです。ロックは私のいちばんすきなおんがくです。えいがもすきです。スター・ウォーズは私のいちばんすきなえいがです。私はインディ・ジョーンズも好きです。テレビも見ます。でもあまり見ません。私のうちはテレビがありません、だからコンピュ─タ─で見ます。
ねこがすきです。私のねこはベッラちゃんです。私のルームメートのねこはアットくんとフィフルちゃんです。かわいいですよ。
本をよむのがすきです。ファンタシ─の本がすきです。こんしゅうジーアをよみました。　ジーアはかんこくの女の人です。よんでください。
たいていテレビゲームをします。ロールプレイングゲームがすきです。ワールド オブ ウォークラフトがだいすきです。
スポーツがきらいてすから。ズすポーツをぜんぜんしません、でもウィー・スポーツとウィー・フィットをします。
りょうりするのがきらいです、でも食べものがすきです。時々とんかつをりょうりします。おいしいです。
いろいろなことをするのは。　たのしいです！　

Another online rec

The Japanese Cute Overload.

You should probably have your Japanese-language pack installed before you visit, or it will probably all be boxes or something.

(Navigation tip:

犬 is dog,

猫 is cat.)

The site is ADORABLE! The cute dog category was my favorite. It was also a good place to practice my rudimentary Japanese. But mostly, very very cute. A sample: