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A short dialogue between a cat and a fish 

ヽ(^‥^=ゞ)

                            (°)#))<<

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せんしゅうわたしとともだちいっしょにリングをみました。とてもこわいのえいがです。

The peer health advisor told me that she could hear us screaming from a few rooms away-- also my arm was sore a few days afterwards from clutching my friend's hand too tightly haha

(It was a seriously scary movie though ;//;)

*shivers* (`･/д＼･)

Red tree on campus like the one in the movie

リブアイ

With midterms and project deadlines coming up, I haven't been posting as much as I'd like to have these past few days; here's a little something from a while back, though!

My roommate was feeling a little down one day so I thought it'd be a good idea to leave her a little note with her favorite character on it. For those of you who've watched it before, it's Levi (リブアイ) from Attack on Titan (進撃の巨人)! I think it's really cute how much she adores Levi; she even cosplays as him and has a body pillow of him (≧∇≦*)

And the next day I found a response note stuck to my sketchbook haha~

げんきをだして~ 

ペンギンですよ！

( ˘▽˘)っ

これはきのうのひるごはん。わたしとともだちいっしょにみそしるとごはんをたべましたーほんとうにおいしいかった！

Food here is good, but sometimes I really miss my mom's cooking; I guess this is as close as it'll get for now though! ;u;'

♫♪♩

Hello~ Today I wanted to share a piano medley that a high school friend of mine made a while back! Please go check it out-- it's really nice to listen to!! C:

たい焼き！

Over the weekend my friend Vincent went to New York and brought back a big box of mini taiyaki (たい焼き)! They're little Tai snapper-shaped pastries-- if you've ever watched Kanon, Ayu's always munching on one. These ones had a custard filling and were incredibly delicious ╰( ･ ᗜ ･ )╯

かわいいでしょう。

She seems so happy!! 

σ(´し_｀〃)ゞ

A funny story:

Before visiting Japan this summer, my cousin taught me a few phrases in Japanese-- among them was the very useful “おてあらいはどこですか。”

However, while at a Tokyo department store, I remember getting my words jumbled together and instead asking the sales clerk “おふろはどこですか。” He gave me the strangest look and repeated “おふろ？” a few times before I realized that I'd asked for the bath and not the bathroom.

PEのゴール！

こんにちはみんあさん!! Here's a little reflection regarding ways in which I hope to improve (speaking-wise) this year in Japanese!

1. Fluidity/naturalness of speaking

• I tend to probe around in my head for a bit before finding appropriate words and phrases, so I'm hoping to become more familiar with how the language sounds in general so that I can speak more quickly/with less hesitation. 

2. Picking up on long vowels, double consonants, high/low pitches

• Ahhh this is actually such a struggle for me right now-- it's not so much of a problem when Japanese is being spoken slowly, but once it's up to regular (speedy) speed I find it really difficult to differentiate little nuances in length and pitch.

3. Conversing more easily, being able to carry a dialogue

• This goal is a little vague, but I see it as a combination of speaking/listening: being able to pick up and understand what others are saying and being able to reply as necessary.

I'll try my best!! >u<' 

To (hopefully) achieve these goals, I intend to:

1. Go to the Mathey language table once a week to talk to fellow JPN101'ers.

2. Visit Shibata-sensei's office hours every other week (to practice dialogue if I don't have any specific questions regarding pronunciation.)

3. Watch an episode of any anime once a week, shadowing a main character.

4. Listen/sing along to some Japanese music at least twice a week


That's it for now!
じゃあ、また！ (ノ*゜▽゜*)