Posted in school life, tagged English test, printo on December 11, 2007 | No Comments »
Its 8.30am. I have just sauntered into school on a cold day and ready to grab myself a coffee to warm my hands and to wake me up! I sit down at my desk trying to avoid the English teachers who are running around muttering in Japanese when I hear “Lavinia sensei” shouted through the [...]
Posted in Me in Japan, tagged living in Japan, being alone on December 4, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The food, the kanji, the complete dependence on those around you for assistance with the simplest tasks? The inability to work out the offers in shops, read your bills, read the paper, understand the news, the weather forecast, the chatter on the bus? The fact that you can’t speak on your phone on the train? [...]
Posted in Me in Japan, Uncategorized, tagged JLPT exams friends on December 3, 2007 | No Comments »
We walked into Osaka University campus at 9am and saw crowds of people leaning on the walls, sitting on benches, squating on the floor, crouching on the grass. Some were chilled, some where smoking and some where looking at notes. On a Sunday morning a crowd of foreigners had gathered to take the JLPT (Japanese Language Profeciency Test). It [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A japanes autumn, red on December 1, 2007 | No Comments »
Autumn is fading away and winter is creeping in. The red and orange leaves are falling off the trees and the mikans and kaki (satsumas and sharon fruit) which hang brightly on the trees are slowly being harvest and eaten. At around midnight I popped outside to clear my mind. Carrying plastic bottles and cartoons [...]
