Stories, experiences, and feelings in this journey of life.
Okay, so, Chapter 3 has ended. We just had the test today. There have been two things that happened for the first time. First, last Thursday, for the first time ever, Sensei A was late. As usual, I had never arrived too early in the class. I would usually arrive 5 minutes or less before…
The other day I went to Lee Lee, it’s an international/oriental supermarket in Tucson, AZ. For me it’s basically like a paradise, one of my secrets of survival living away from home. Why? Well, Lee Lee sells stuff that I cannot in the US mainstream grocery stores such as Walmart, Fry’s, or other places. Lee…
The other day I went to a friend’s son’s birthday celebration. It was fun. But before that, my friend seemed to hesitate to invite me, not because she didn’t want to invite me, but because she was worried that it would be inconsiderate or inappropriate for me. She asked, “Do you celebrate birthdays?” I was…
Warning: if you want to know only how to make it, then you can scroll down. If you want to know how I knew this, then you can read the story ^^ Living in a far-away-from-home country sometimes requires us to be creative. I myself have this struggles with food. As I’ve said before, I…
A quick update: we have finished Chapter 2 about Katakana. Alas, I’m sure I won’t get 100 this time. That’s because there were some questions whose answers I didn’t know. As usual, we had listening part, vocabulary, structure, and reading. I’m okay with listening and vocabulary, especially because the teachers told us the list of…
Since I started auditing Japanese 101, I’ve been thinking about this. How do people make friends in the US? I’m taking this class with the undergrads. We meet every day from Monday to Friday, but I can’t see how we (or they) can make friends. I can say that we are classmates, but I don’t…
Today, February 10, 2018, I went to Tucson gem show. It was my second time. The first time I went to one was in 2015. Tucson gem show is held annually here. It’s held in different (various?) locations in Tucson and lasts for few days, usually at the beginning of the year. People from all…
Do you like postcards? Have you ever sent or received one? Well, I love postcards. I’ve been sending postcards to some friends and I have received a few as well. It makes me happy 😊 Actually, I started sending postcards when I first came to the states. I sent some to friends across the states,…
Still remember Choi Daniel, one of my favorite Korean actors? Yeah, his drama “Jugglers” ended last January 23, 2018. I was too busy with my study to write about it. That’s because I need to write it “emotionally”. If I don’t have the time, I might as well not do it. But, well, as many…
Here are some other points that I observe from my auditing Japanese 101. Learning the fifth language So I’m learning Japanese as my fifth language. I learn this not via Bahasa Indonesia or my other first languages, but via English, my fourth language. (English can be considered my second/third language though, since I acquire my…