Ronald, Don’t worry about the shirt. It’s says “Waseda” and is the name of the university where I study Japanese. If I may brag, it is also on of the top three best universities in Japan. In Japan the #1 is Tokyo University which is public, but then you have two private universities Keio and…… Continue reading E-mail to Ron 6.27.2003
E-mail to Kazuko 6.22.2003
Salut Kazuko! C’est Matthew! Ça fait longtemps n’est pas. Qu’est-ce que tu fasse ces jours-ci? Est-ce que tu as obtenu son maîtrise ou est-ce que tu étudies encore? Moi, je suis toujours un etudiant au Waseda. Je trouve le la langue japonais difficile! Surtout le Kanji c’est impossible. Mais je pense que je vais étudier…… Continue reading E-mail to Kazuko 6.22.2003
E-mail to Sarita 6.4.2003
Hi Sarita, Good to hear that you are in Grad School. We all know that working is no fun and should be put off for as long as possible. That’s basically what I’m doing in Japan. I got into a Japanese language program at a university called Waseda. It’s pretty cool, but I must say…… Continue reading E-mail to Sarita 6.4.2003
E-mail to Dad 5.18.2003
Sis, I sent this message to your hotmail account but it came back saying it didn’t work. So I’m sending it to your AOL address.. Hello Mom, Dad and Sis, How are things back home? I still haven’t seen any one of you online from MSN instant messenger. That tells me that you are all…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 5.18.2003
E-mail to Kenny 5.3.2003
So you’re finally going to graduate huh! Wow, it’s only been what, 7 years? Ha ha .. Man actually I’ve been missing Ohio State and doing all those schoolactivities. It was a good time. Congratulations wey. So what degree did you finally end up getting anyway? Regarding a job in Mexico, all I can say…… Continue reading E-mail to Kenny 5.3.2003
E-mail to Dad 4.28.2003
Hello Dad, Today is a national holiday in Japan and I’ve finally got some time to relax here. The weather is finally getting warmer and I put all my coats away yesterday. As I told you before I work for myself 2 days a week teaching English at a Japanese company (Tobacco Distributor) and I don’t have to…… Continue reading E-mail to Dad 4.28.2003
E-mail to Mutsumi 4.19.2003
Hi! Yea, you can call me too if you ever get bored. But I must warn you, I’m really bad at making plans and usually I call only about an hour before to see if someone wants to go out that night. I hate making plans too far in advance especially if it’s just going…… Continue reading E-mail to Mutsumi 4.19.2003
Waseda Karate Club E-mails 4.8.2003
Honda – Senpei, Again, I’m sorry that I didn’t understand that we were supposed to come to practice during the Spring break. I cannot understand Japanese well yet and I thought Karate practice was finished until the next semester except for a few “special sessions. So I worked fulltime and as you know will return…… Continue reading Waseda Karate Club E-mails 4.8.2003