Since returning from Japan, life has been a blur (mostly because
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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.