Around 11.30 I stepped outside the door today. I had put on a sweater and a jacket, as the weather is usually a bit to cold to have just a sweater at moment, but what the hell? It was 20+ outside, and I could walk in T-shirt, even in the shadowy places! I was shocked, it happened so fast! Last week we built a snowman...
Me and my friend Marcus decided to get off at the station before our destination to take a walk instead, and it was awesome. I really love the spring and the autumn in Japan, the temperature is so good!
Another thing is that I've successfully adjusted my daily rhythm by 30 minutes every day this week, so I'm back to getting up at 6.30 (tomorrow), instead of 9, the time I went up last monday. It feels great to have reclaimed the mornings, and I'm planning on putting it back just a little more, and find the time that fits best at the moment! : )
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fredag 25 februari 2011
lördag 19 februari 2011
Snow and stuff!
Last monday it snowed about 1dm in an hour. I was sitting in my room playing Starcraft 2, and my friend knocked on my door and asked if I was gonna join in, building a snowman outside. I gave him a weird look and opened the window, and gosh, I tell you, snow had fallen.
After about one hour of snowing we could have a snowball fight without the slightest trouble of finding snow to make snowballs of, and we build a huge snowman (which I'll maybe post pictures on if I find them).
School is alright, but I'm getting tired of a few things about it:
- WAY too much Chinese speaking in the classroom.
- The teachers are too nice to people that aren't following the rules in the classroom (that is, they don't say anything, ever)
- The tests suck, they're corrected the same way as a math test, not as a language test. For example if you try to give an answer to a question about a text in the test, and explain it with your own words, you mostly get points off. Reason? You're supposed to just copy the sentence answering the question, from the text.
- The class' speed is sooo slow. The easiest grammar and the hardest grammar is studied in the same pace, and I have a hard time focusing on the class because it's so boring when it's so slow.
- The school environment. The air in the school is horrid. Everyday I get to school energized and happy, I've been sleeping and eating well and I really want to learn some new stuff, but then I step into the classroom and a few minutes later I just want to fall asleep. The air circulation is somewhere around 0, the windows are rarely opened, and the AC is on minimum power because else people complain that it's too cold. It's' usually around 26-28° in the classroom.
The good thing is the funny people that are in the school, and that you meet people to practice Japanese with, even though the most common spoken language in the school is everyone's mother's tongue. The Chinese speak Chinese, the Koreans speak Korean, the Swedes speak Swedish. I try my best to speak as much Japanese as possible and not speak Swedish in school, and it's working pretty well, and there are students that're actually trying.
I'm thinking of what I should do when this trip is over, or if it's even gonna be over. I haven't got many plans for the time after June this year, and I'm trying to figure out what to do. One thing I can tell you is that I'm not getting back in an office for any longer periods of time again.
See ya next time!
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After about one hour of snowing we could have a snowball fight without the slightest trouble of finding snow to make snowballs of, and we build a huge snowman (which I'll maybe post pictures on if I find them).
School is alright, but I'm getting tired of a few things about it:
- WAY too much Chinese speaking in the classroom.
- The teachers are too nice to people that aren't following the rules in the classroom (that is, they don't say anything, ever)
- The tests suck, they're corrected the same way as a math test, not as a language test. For example if you try to give an answer to a question about a text in the test, and explain it with your own words, you mostly get points off. Reason? You're supposed to just copy the sentence answering the question, from the text.
- The class' speed is sooo slow. The easiest grammar and the hardest grammar is studied in the same pace, and I have a hard time focusing on the class because it's so boring when it's so slow.
- The school environment. The air in the school is horrid. Everyday I get to school energized and happy, I've been sleeping and eating well and I really want to learn some new stuff, but then I step into the classroom and a few minutes later I just want to fall asleep. The air circulation is somewhere around 0, the windows are rarely opened, and the AC is on minimum power because else people complain that it's too cold. It's' usually around 26-28° in the classroom.
The good thing is the funny people that are in the school, and that you meet people to practice Japanese with, even though the most common spoken language in the school is everyone's mother's tongue. The Chinese speak Chinese, the Koreans speak Korean, the Swedes speak Swedish. I try my best to speak as much Japanese as possible and not speak Swedish in school, and it's working pretty well, and there are students that're actually trying.
I'm thinking of what I should do when this trip is over, or if it's even gonna be over. I haven't got many plans for the time after June this year, and I'm trying to figure out what to do. One thing I can tell you is that I'm not getting back in an office for any longer periods of time again.
See ya next time!
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tisdag 8 februari 2011
Bill-sensei
Guess who was spoken of as a teacher today at the train? Well, I was standing and talking Japanese with a Korean friend, and my other friend overheard some Japanese girls nearby speaking and they thought I was working as a teacher at a university or something. It put a big smile on my face, and it gave some boost to my confidence in Japanese conversation. :)
I had a great weekend, including meeting my friend for food and drinks in Shinjuku, playing pingis and eating ice cream at the same place (ice cream buffét!), and playing both badminton and soccer!
And yesterday I went with a Korean classmate to the restaurant she worked at to eat dinner. We were there for about four and a half hour, and then we walked about 35 minutes to the train station. Anyways it was a horrifically nice evening and also really good practice for Japanese conversation.
I bought the book "The Language Hacking Guide" and I really took some of the advice to me. I haven't finished it yet, it's about 1/4 of it left to read, but the main point has already been made clear enough: SPEAK THE LANGUAGE AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN! And I really believe in that way of learning, so even though I already had the idea and probably have applied it without thinking about it, I've really started making more efforts to start and keep up conversations lately. The motivation is on top and I can feel it's really helpful already :)
Anyways, have a great day!
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I had a great weekend, including meeting my friend for food and drinks in Shinjuku, playing pingis and eating ice cream at the same place (ice cream buffét!), and playing both badminton and soccer!
And yesterday I went with a Korean classmate to the restaurant she worked at to eat dinner. We were there for about four and a half hour, and then we walked about 35 minutes to the train station. Anyways it was a horrifically nice evening and also really good practice for Japanese conversation.
I bought the book "The Language Hacking Guide" and I really took some of the advice to me. I haven't finished it yet, it's about 1/4 of it left to read, but the main point has already been made clear enough: SPEAK THE LANGUAGE AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN! And I really believe in that way of learning, so even though I already had the idea and probably have applied it without thinking about it, I've really started making more efforts to start and keep up conversations lately. The motivation is on top and I can feel it's really helpful already :)
Anyways, have a great day!
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