Archive for the ‘Nagoya’ Category

Moving Forward

22May09

The semester is over.  In roughly twelve hours I will graduate from Nanzan University.  And by graduate, I mean I will receive a certificate of completion.  After that is the farewell party, followed by our last hurrah at a beer garden located right by Nagoya station. When that is all over with, I have about […]


Yesterday we picked classes, and only one day later (today) classes have started.  However, we do have a couple weeks to decide if we want to switch classes.  Here’s what the lineup looks like as of now: Intensive Japanese (500 Level) Japanese Writing III Japanese Literature IV Hanga (Woodblock ink printing) I’m hoping I’ll get […]


Three Weeks In

21Sep08

Today marks three weeks in Japan.  I can’t really tell if it seems like that’s a long time or not.  On paper it seems like a long time, but it doesn’t feel like it, mainly because the days have been so busy that they seem to fly by. I finally have some pictures up at […]


Classes officially started last Wednesday.  Here is what I’m taking for this semester. Intensive Japanese (400 Level) Japanese Writing II Intermediate Translation Japanese Foreign Policy The first two classes are taught 100%, which is completely new to me, and almost a little bit overwhelming.  However, I think I’ll catch up after awhile.  The only thing that really […]