E-mail – To elementary school teacher – Japanese culture

Hello Patty, Here are some things I’ve learned that simply never occurred to me before and have learned from. As you know well, they are not ready for some of the material yet I included it so that I could paint a fuller picture of why these things occur. 1. Be clean! Japan is a…… Continue reading E-mail – To elementary school teacher – Japanese culture

A Practical Guide to Learning a Foreign Language

Learning a foreign language can seem like a daunting if not unachievable task to many of us.  I am here to tell you that learning a new language does not have to be the boring, monotonous travail that we begin to think it is from the outset of our freshman year high school language classes.  Thus, I…… Continue reading A Practical Guide to Learning a Foreign Language

E-mail to Dad 3.31.2003

Good Morning Dad!  I have some good news that I wanted to share.  Do you ever find that you suddenly make a discovery about something and everything becomes clear?  Well this has just happened with Kanji (the Crazy Japanese symbols).  It also amazes me and convinces me of the fact that the people I think…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 3.31.2003