My Tough Love For You
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3 Concrete Questions For Soul-Searching
My first Japanese Job Training Seminar on Saturday was so much fun! In my opinion, one of the best sections was the soul-digging section, which I think is applicable to anyone trying to figure out their next step in life (regardless if you want to use Japanese or not). If you’re thinking of brainstorming your
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Kikkake (or, what possessed me to start learning Japanese)
My father and high school Japanese studies teacher made me go to Japan for the first half of my senior year. … Or, at least that is how I remember it. I know I didn’t really have a desire to go, but I obediently agreed to their crazy idea because I was that kind of
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Learning Japanese and living in Japan made me a kinder person
Since I started learning Japanese in high school, I have been fascinated with other language-learning stories. What makes people want to learn other languages? How do they get fluent? Why does someone want to live in a different country? Is it even possible to use foreign languages in a job? I don’t know why I
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What do you want to be when you grow up?
Let me preempt this by saying that I’m 40 years old and still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. What does it mean, anyways? Here’s what I think about this question: There is no one answer. There is no right answer. Your answer can change over time. What age does
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