Monthly Archives: May 2010
NTUT and Gallaudet
(Posted this on the Gallaudet blog, but of course I’m copying it here!) Hey everybody! I am at my internship in Japan, and I thought I would tell you a little bit about the differences between Gallaudet and Tsukuba University of Technology. The academic culture is a little different here. In the US, it is … Continue reading
Week Two Begins
On Sunday it rained and rained. I wandered around Asakusa a little bit, bought a couple of items from the shops in the covered outdoor mall, and then settled into a Starbucks to nurse a mocha and ponder my next move. The #1 thing I wanted to do that day was wander around town – … Continue reading
All Day in Tokyo
I got to Tokyo yesterday afternoon, and after some accidental clueless wandering around* I made my way to Hotel Kawase. By the time I got upstairs to my capsule, I was tired, so I figured I’d take a short nap – that was at about 5:00. I woke up about 8:00 and decided not to … Continue reading
Two More Days to Report
Yesterday, Tuesday, I attended English classes for most of the day. The first one was pretty clear to me, he used a lot of English along with Japanese and JSL. The second two were completely over my head. I could tell the second teacher was an excellent signer and also spoke English almost perfectly, but … Continue reading
Japan Note
Yes, I’m really in Japan. I only just got computer access last night. I had written a couple of entries on my Dell Mini 9 before I got net access, but it decided to die and I actually had to buy a new netbook. (LG x110, if you’re wondering.) Thank goodness for Akihabara Electric Town, … Continue reading
Fake Meat
Just wrote this elsewhere… > what’s the point of a diet heavy in faux meat?It grosses me out! > I’m veg because the smell,texture,& taste of meat is GROSS That’s great for you, but not everybody feels the same way. I’m a vegetarian because I value animal life and dislike animal cruelty. There’s no cruelty … Continue reading
Passport Hijinks
My last post, about the phone rental, was made last Wednesday night. On Thursday morning, I placed the rental reservation, and the confirmation email said I needed to send a copy of my passport as required by Japanese law. So I went to get it out and take it to school for scanning, and…it wasn’t … Continue reading