Japan is famous for its formality and politeness, and Japanese people have earned a reputation for having excellent manners.
This system is also known for being complicated. Great care is taken to ensure that harmony is maintained in Japanese society, …
Do you know why Batman is so incredibly cool?
It’s because he has that awesome utility belt with all those gadgets.
Well, I guess it’s also because he knows martial arts and has a ton of money and all. But …
I became a vegetarian in high school but that all changed about two days after arriving in Japan. I realized that it would be a sin to spend an entire year in the country without trying sushi, so I did.…
When’s the last time you went a full day without typing something?
Typing is practically second nature to us these days.
We’re texting, writing essays, working online gigs, exchanging ideas and sometimes (or a lot of the time) having arguments …
You’ve probably seen blog titles like this before.
“Get Fluent in an Hour!”
“Learn 5,000,000 Kanji in Two Days!”
“Absorb the Knowledge of an Ancient God in 10 Easy Steps!”
These wild promises are pretty ridiculous.
Mostly because there’s …
Your thoughts make you who you are.
Your deepest, darkest desires. Your dreams and goals. Your fears and anxieties.
And they’re literally with you all of the time.
It’s the little voice that helps you remember your keys before you …
No language is easy. Not really.
That said, the difficulties of learning a particular language are often exaggerated.
Whenever I mention that I study Japanese, most people look horrified as the victims on “American Horror Story.”
“That must be …
