Applied for an all-expenses-paid internship with JR East this summer. Cross your fingers, cross your toes.

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My Japanese isn't good enough yet to really start conversations about random things.

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Well how is it going to improve if you do not practice

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They usually look busy so I don't want to interrupt them.

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Do they interrupt each other? Maybe they are busy, but do not mind to take a break.

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It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so loving what - Stephen Fry.

Wow i had to see this Nigel Farage is a Rockstar now (click the link if you want to see the moment)



https://youtu.be/zoTk3hqvSzk?t=147

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Watch everything but only take the good things from it

Ask, think and learn. Because the more we know the more we grow.

Watching the wrong to happen is the same as commiting the wrong.

If it looks like things are forcing you to be creative, Then be creative.

its a uniquely Miyazaki film, one only he could make and its uniqueness places it beyond being easily critiqued.[About Porco Rosso]
taken from a quote of Saddletank and Orphic Okapi

That certainly doesn't sound like something I ever want to see in my life...

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It's been a little over ten months for me in Japan!

I'm starting to really notice the positive impact I've had on one of my schools and it's made me pretty emotional. Those kids make me so happy. They go to my lowest level high school, I think it's the lowest tier school in the region. Lately they've put extra effort into learning English and use as much of it as they can with me. It's such a huge difference from when I started in August. I think this is the first time I've ever felt genuinely proud of myself.

They recently asked me if I have a good time at their school and were very relieved when I said yes. haha

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It's been a little over ten months for me in Japan!

I'm starting to really notice the positive impact I've had on one of my schools and it's made me pretty emotional. Those kids make me so happy. They go to my lowest level high school, I think it's the lowest tier school in the region. Lately they've put extra effort into learning English and use as much of it as they can with me. It's such a huge difference from when I started in August. I think this is the first time I've ever felt genuinely proud of myself.

They recently asked me if I have a good time at their school and were very relieved when I said yes. haha

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Watch everything but only take the good things from it

Ask, think and learn. Because the more we know the more we grow.

Watching the wrong to happen is the same as commiting the wrong.

If it looks like things are forcing you to be creative, Then be creative.

its a uniquely Miyazaki film, one only he could make and its uniqueness places it beyond being easily critiqued.[About Porco Rosso]
taken from a quote of Saddletank and Orphic Okapi

Glad for you, FFF...

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Went to a three year old Grand-Daughter's Birthday party yesterday... Had fun, She responded greatly to "Granpa", which was WONDERFUL to me. She doesn't get to see me very much, as well as another younger Grandson and Grand-daughter, and , since I am more or less a stranger to them, they tend to stay away from me, which hurts a little, but I understand it...

Yesterday, when I showed up and sat down, she came running up to ME and started chattering to me about various things that she had or was doing... I was euphoric!!! Later, when I left, I even got a hug and a kiss...

There were six other Grandkids there as well as a niece that was adopted out and who had found her birth family (my ex-wife's brother) after 21 years. She and her GF were having fun with all the kids. When I had first met her, a year or so ago, I had asked that she not forget the family that raised her. I am still PO'd at the brother/wife, as we would have taken her in, no problem. I can't use the words that I feel for them in here.

Anyway, All that were at the party, bounce house, pool and all, totally enjoyed themselves. It wore me out, that is for sure, but I loved it!!!!!! I felt like Totoro, giving out a great ROAR!!!!

The adults at the party were something else (and I mean that in a good way)... My young son, a school friend of both my sons when they were in school and her family: Young son's ex-girlfriend and her and their kids; His soon to be ex-wife and her and their kids; and a lot of all the family's. Ex-wife is due in August with a surrogate child for another family that cannot conceive.

That is what I love about all of them. Even though the kids are from different relationships, before, during and after my sons, they all get along as one family AND I GET TO INTERACT WITH ALL THE GRANDKIDS and various Moms and Dads and other Grandparents and families!!!!!!!

The only sad part is not being able to mingle with my Grandkids and family over in the KSA... sigh, but I do keep in touch when I and they can. I think I mentioned that my oldest (24) just recently graduated with a degree in Biochemistry and the next one (23) is majoring in Phsycology, both intelligent young women... Runs in the family maybe ?

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I think it's amazing what a family you have, Husky; don't know how you keep up with all those children! I'm glad you can enjoy spending time with them like that, anyway.

My family's so disparate in comparison. It's been at least fifteen years since I saw any family on my mum's side, only slightly less since I saw any on my dad's. Seems there were all sorts of fights when I was too young to know much about it. And my mum, once she cuts people out they never get back in. I'm glad that at least my sister and her family visit a couple of times a year. Her husband's a great guy and it's been nice to see their two girls grow up and to be part of their lives, even in just a small, occasional way.

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O_O ummmm this website never changes...

just saying...

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O_O ummmm this website never changes...

just saying...

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O_O ummmm this website never changes...

just saying...

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Ahh, that internship fell through. No Tokyo trip for me. Oh well, more time for study.

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Sorry to hear that. What would you have been doing on it?

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Ah, bummer, Kaz... So very sorry to hear that... Good luck next time around...

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Ah it's no biggie, I knew there was only a slim chance.

@arren - It was only to be for a week, so not much. A couple of days of seminars, a couple of days on-site, weekend free. While I'm not interested in the railways so much, they had places in divisions like customer service and regional revitalisation that looked interesting to me.

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chinese box office of toy story 4 has been spirited away

that NHK documentary is free now.

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It's now very common to hear people say, 'I'm rather offended by that.' As if that gives them certain rights. It's actually nothing more... than a whine. 'I find that offensive.' It has no meaning; it has no purpose; it has no reason to be respected as a phrase. 'I am offended by that.' Well, so loving what - Stephen Fry.

Yo what up gamers and ghibliboos alike

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Yo what up gamers and ghibliboos alike

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