Monthly Archives: June 2010
Omegle Win
Because of the vast time zone difference between me and everybody back home, sometimes I go on Omegle to chat with people. I have only done this a couple of times, the first time I chatted with somebody who did a reasonable imitation of Alex Gaskarth. Sometimes I prepare an opening line for Omegle, because … Continue reading
Around Town
I was emailing with my wife and she asked me how my day was, so I sent her everything I did today. She said “you should add this to your blog!” Here you go. This morning I was escorted to interesting classes by a senior whose ASL is pretty good. We went to things like … Continue reading
I Never Dreamed
I have more to write, but today a moment hit me particularly strong and I wanted to share it. I was riding the subway with one of the students from NTUT, and we were talking about how ASL has changed over the years, following the principle of conservation of movement. In all my life, I … Continue reading
Google Translate is Funny
I would say at least one-third of the websites I’ve been visiting while I’m here are in Japanese. Obviously, I need Google Translate for this. Their ability to translate Japanese is not so great; I’ve noticed that other languages translate much more fluidly. Japanese translations are usually good enough to get the idea, but sometimes … Continue reading
Kyoto and Maiko
I haven’t written anything here for a while, and I’ve done a lot of things since I last wrote! First off, I want to note that I encountered the difference between JFD and D-Pro today. According to Deaf in Japan by Karen Nakamura, JFD and D-Pro have opposing approaches to sign language, Deaf culture, and … Continue reading
Weekend in Shinjuku
I spent the majority of my weekend in Shinjuku. After school on Friday, I got on the Tsukuba Express and rode to Minami-Naregayama, where I transferred to the JR for Kita-Fuchu. I was planning to stay with a woman from CouchSurfing, but I got lost from some bad directions, and I had to be in … Continue reading
Surprises in Japan
Today I gave a presentation to an English class about Washington DC, and at the end I allowed the students to ask me questions. A student asked me what the biggest surprise was when I came to Japan, and as always when I’m put on the spot, I came up with a dumb answer. This … Continue reading