by Whitey | Mar 21, 2008 | Life in Japan, Thoughts on Missions
I hesitated to share this story because I don’t want to come across as culturally insensitive or religiously intolerant. So first let me say that I do respect people of other religions (here in Japan it’s Buddhism and Shinto), whether I agree with them (or...
by Whitey | Mar 15, 2008 | Weekly Re-Cap
I’m getting pretty bad at keeping up with these weekly re-caps, aren’t I? Either I’m a day early or a day late or I just don’t know what to say. Honestly it’s been a pretty quiet week in real life as well as on this blog. That’s not...
by Whitey | Mar 7, 2008 | Weekly Re-Cap
Good news: I know what day of the week it is this time. On the other hand, I’m not sure what to say. Let’s see… Japanese studies are keeping me busy. It’s more and more clear to me that when April comes, and I’m full-time, I’m going...
by Whitey | Feb 28, 2008 | Weekly Re-Cap
Stuff about this week: 1. Japanese is still going well but getting harder. I’m going to have to turn it up a notch if I’m going to keep up. This week we were learning about complicated verb conjugations. It wouldn’t be so bad if they’re...
by Whitey | Feb 22, 2008 | Weekly Re-Cap
Numbered highlights from the past week: 1. I have an English student now! Last Saturday I met with Yusuke, a guy who just moved to the area from Kanagawa and whom I got connected with through a missionary friend up there. Yusuke and I will start meeting more-or-less...
