This is my Sunday night procrastination

こんばんわ！

Lately I have been starting to think in Japanese sometimes. Just with certain phrases, like たいへんですね、そうですか、そうですね、はい、いいえ、ざんねんですね、ちょっと。。。and maybe a few more. Sometimes I blurt them out in conversation accidentally because they've been so imprinted in my brain! I think it's starting to weird out some of my friends....hehehe...oops! Anyone else similarly brainwashed?

Oh and I hope everyone who went to Tsukimi Sushi Night had a blast! Way more people showed up than we expected so unfortunately after the first hour we started to run out of things and we started having to turn people away... すみません if you came after that and were turned away. So sorry!!! But for those who did come in time, I hope you had a great time :)

SUSHI NIGHT!!

Hey guys!!

This Friday Columbia Japan Society is putting on Tsukimi Sushi Night!! (Tsukimi is referring to the moon-viewing festival in Japan.) It is $5, all-you-can-eat sushi!! In addition, there will be a live, short performance of shamisen at some point during the night - すごいね！！！ I encourage everyone to come, especially since this year we're busting it out and making it bigger and better than ever with even more food that previous years! So come help eat it! =D

Tsukimi Sushi Night
Friday, October 26th
6:30-8:30 pm
Lerner Party Space

favorite sites in Japan?

こんばんはみなさん！

I am wondering how many of you have been to Japan before? I went three years ago during a summer and LOVED it! One of my favorite things (if not my favorite thing) was visiting shrines and temples. So きれいな！Here are some pictures of some of my very very favorite shrines and temples. Visiting these was so amazing, and still looking at pictures makes my heart skip!

This is, I think, my very favorite. It is Itsukushima Shrine, in the Hiroshima Prefecture. You go to it by ferry and see the torii gate in the water! Look at the bright red!


Look at the bright red buildings!

This is at low tide.

Another of my favorites is Meigetsu-in! It is known for its あじさい、or hydrangeas. It's so beautiful and calm! It is in the Kamakura Prefecture.

This is Kiyomizudera in Kyoto. It means "pure water temple" (it is a Buddhist temple). People can go here and collect the water, which is said to convey health, long life, and success. (I'd go for that!) You can see an amazing view of Kyoto from here!

Oh, and I am curious - for those who have been to Japan, what is your favorite city? Mine is definitely Kyoto. (I am a culture/history junkie!) I actually can't really stand being in Tokyo for more than several days - it's so crowded and insane. Nara and Mt. Fuji are also beautiful :)

what I did last weekend (I am a boring person)

せんしゅうのきんようびは　わたしのおとうさんコロンビアのだいがくえきました。いっしょにトルコのレストランえ　いきました。わたしは　どようびにべんきょうしました。にちようびも　べんきょうしました。たいへんです！

obsession...

こんばんわ！

I'm assuming most, if not all, of you guys have checked out m2m at least once... if not, do! I can't stop myself from going in there at least every other night. I have an addiction. Especially to the 2 liter bottles of Itoen green tea!!! おいしいですよ！！ I can drink an entire bottle in a night. Not very good, ne?
my love


And of course, their little jello packets and mochi ice creams are perfect for those late nights studying katakana... yum. not to mention roasted wasabi covered peas. Am I the only one who loves those? They probably give you cancer or something.

death at 35


Anyone else have nightly Japanese junk food eating habits? If so, what do you eat / recommend? I'm always looking for new paths to obesity.

Procrastination anyone?

こんにちわみなさん、

This is pretty amusing. To me, at least (I'm entertained very very easily!) Anyway, this is a robot that Japanese researchers have been developing, apparently. It's yellow and squishy-looking and it "dances"! And responds to you if you look at it, or something like that. I'm not sure if it does much else... but what more could you want?? :) But I think it's pretty すごい！