tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post3665536841861105072..comments2022-03-30T06:08:52.958+09:00Comments on Life in the Land of Wa: Theo's First WeekLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02533564474612535779noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post-53041764901097365122011-11-10T12:40:27.939+09:002011-11-10T12:40:27.939+09:00The JET program has been in the plan all along, I ...The JET program has been in the plan all along, I want to tie everything together somehow. Right now I can only have basic conversations (luckily most Japanese I've met knew enough English to help me), and more and more frequently get the gist of something when I read... so a long way to go still! Blast those kanji! <br /><br />If I find anything of interest as far as plant ID goes I'll give you a heads up :)erlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290547992827270704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post-83875192801558827652011-11-09T18:22:27.848+09:002011-11-09T18:22:27.848+09:00thanks for checking out our blog erly! Yay for bio...thanks for checking out our blog erly! Yay for biology! I really need to find some good English field guides for Japan, or get much better at my Japanese soon. There are tons of awesome plants, insects, and fungi that I have come across in the past few months and I am dying to know what they are. Are you planning on doing JET after you graduate?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533564474612535779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post-62932314044836000732011-11-09T11:55:35.216+09:002011-11-09T11:55:35.216+09:00I just found your blog, and it makes me glad that ...I just found your blog, and it makes me glad that you are sharing this with the world! I looked at the about page and it made me even more happy. I'm majoring in biology and am always on the lookout for fungi, and learning Japanese in all the spare moments I have.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing more! Thanks!erlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290547992827270704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post-58219955024286748732011-11-07T12:28:21.711+09:002011-11-07T12:28:21.711+09:00Haha! Yes, when I was there on Friday, they were d...Haha! Yes, when I was there on Friday, they were dancing to a super amped up version of Brahms Hungarian Dances. It had a super fast techno beat in the background that would make anyone feel ridiculously anxious. When that ended, a techno Star Wars medley came on. I was trying really hard not to snicker when all 60 kids were exercising in unison to the Imperial March :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533564474612535779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post-47504588192464795772011-11-07T12:17:28.062+09:002011-11-07T12:17:28.062+09:00The blaring music, the exercise routine and the es...The blaring music, the exercise routine and the escapes to the playground remind me a lot of Ari. His teachers always used to complain to us that he was always leaving the class during morning exercise time to play by himself on the play structure. When we talked to him about it, he rolled his eyes and said that exercise time was boring. Obviously we agreed with him (not that we could let on!) Those Asian kindergartens really know how to pick (and then blare) horrible exercise music!The Freyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770921841379472025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21495564.post-81098421681629044762011-11-07T10:53:00.012+09:002011-11-07T10:53:00.012+09:00Doesn't he look so cute? I'm sure he'...Doesn't he look so cute? I'm sure he'll be in the swing of things very soon. Good luck, Shio-chan!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10920408153640574206noreply@blogger.com