I'm Forgetting Everything!

For the love of god, don't ever leave Japan if you want to keep your Japanese skill, be happy, or get excessive amounts of gir......alcohol poisoning...good save.

Since returning from Japan, life has been a blur (mostly because I've been drinking about 8 days a week). I also find myself just going through the motions of life during the day instead of REALLY enjoying waking up and doing what I want....DAMN YOU JAPAN

I tried taking Japanese at UMD but I'm sure you all can guess how that went. It didn't help that the textbook was from 1988 and entirely in Romaji - which is total crap. All of you language lovers out there should drop your college language courses and pick up Rosetta Stone and a grammer book and get to studying. And grab a plane ticket while you are at it because hearing native speakers is crucial.

I'm lucky enough to have a native speaker living with me now but I honestly don't think she could teach a 30 year old Tic Tac Toe...so I'm not learning much. She's lucky she's cute...

Anywho, the moral is you should find a place you are happy and never leave. Even if the entire government in that place is out to get you (which is a story for another time).

Speaking of life being a blur, I am a fan of this picture: this is life in Japan through the eyes of a college kid in Osaka at 1230 trying to catch a train after a fantastic night at a bunny bar.