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Stupid Cashier
I was a little hungry while in Shinjuku station, so I stopped at Junoesque Bagel. Here’s what happened. Cashier: *rings up price* Me: *touches smartcard to device to pay* Device: BEEP BEEP (you don’t have enough, the charge is 14,279 yen, you only have 5,047 yen) Me: *looks at cashier* Cashier: *punches more buttons, indicates … 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
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
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