Well, less then 48 hours till game day . . . yeah I am not talking about the Super Bowl either. By the way, who won?
Mitt is gaining in some polls and Sean Hannity recently endorsed him, since Rudy and Thompson dropped out.
Check out this link about the worse possible scenario if you do the math for Romney:
http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/3d1bfa64-54e5-46e5-a726-46775fc121ec
McCain Flip-flop (he is a bad liar and to stupid to know when he is caught like Coulter said):
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jj0M3zl6JrNYBv6Gkbc8T_Ot0A-AD8UH1CF80
Mitt Bio:
Governor Romney has been an effective leader in both the business and public service worlds. With the 2002 Winter Olympics mired in controversy and facing serious financial crisis, Governor Romney was asked to become President and CEO of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee. Although the challenge seemed daunting, he was compelled to assume the task by both the urgings of his wife, Ann, and by the memory of his father, George Romney, who had been a successful businessman, three-term Michigan Governor and tireless advocate of volunteerism.
In his three years in Salt Lake, Governor Romney erased the $379 million operating deficit, organized 23,000 volunteers, galvanized community spirit, oversaw and unprecedented security mobilization to ensure public safety and led one of the most successful Olympics in our country’s history.
From 1978 to 1984, Mr. Romney was a Vice President of Bain & Company, Inc., the Boston-based management consulting firm. Later, as the company’s CEO, he led it through a highly successful turnaround. Today, Bain & Company has 25 offices worldwide and over 2000 employees.
In 1984, Mr. Romney founded Bain Capital, one of the nation’s most successful venture capital and investment companies. Bain Capital founded, acquired or invested in hundreds of companies including Staples, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Domino’s, Sealy, Brookstone, and The Sports Authority.
Governor Romney has been deeply involved in community and civic affairs, serving extensively in his church and numerous charities including City Year, the Boy Scouts, and the Points of Light Foundation. In 1994, Governor Romney was the Massachusetts Republican nominee for United States Senate.
Governor Romney received his BA with Highest Honors from Brigham Young University in 1971. In 1975, he was awarded and MBA from Harvard Business School and was named a Baker Scholar. In 1975, he also received his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Harvard Law School.
Governor Romney, 60, and his wife, Ann, have been married for 37 years. They have five sons Tagg, Matt, Josh, Ben, and Craig), five daughters-in-law (Jen, Laurie, Jen, Mary, and Andelyne) and ten grandchildren
Sunday, February 3, 2008
More reason why Mitt!!!!
Okay well the finals are over and I am alive. The first thing I did Friday was get up and move to another room. My previous room was right by the meeting room and the vending machines and it kept waking me up. So I am all moved in to my new room . . . that looks just like my old one.
Well, it does not look to good for Mitt. I am not to excite about it. I have attached some videos that you might find interesting. I am not a big fan of Anne Coulter, but I find her points intriguing!! Also, the reason I believe Mitt is the best candidate is not because he represents conservatism. I believe in many of the principles of the Republican party, but I often at times find myself agreeing with the Democrats and other minor parties. Mitt best represents change and someone who will actually do something in Washington besides giving his friends and those who are now supporting him jobs in his administration.
Anyways check out the videos and let me know what you think!
Well, it does not look to good for Mitt. I am not to excite about it. I have attached some videos that you might find interesting. I am not a big fan of Anne Coulter, but I find her points intriguing!! Also, the reason I believe Mitt is the best candidate is not because he represents conservatism. I believe in many of the principles of the Republican party, but I often at times find myself agreeing with the Democrats and other minor parties. Mitt best represents change and someone who will actually do something in Washington besides giving his friends and those who are now supporting him jobs in his administration.
Anyways check out the videos and let me know what you think!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Glenn Beck's Tribute
Okay oen more days of finals. Tomorrow is the big test grammar.
Jason Draper sent me this via email and thought I would share it with you all. He also turned me onto Glenn back, who I occasionally listen to.
I am also rather dissapointed that McCain won Florida . . . Feb 5th will determine what is going to happen!!!
Jason Draper sent me this via email and thought I would share it with you all. He also turned me onto Glenn back, who I occasionally listen to.
I am also rather dissapointed that McCain won Florida . . . Feb 5th will determine what is going to happen!!!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
okay 3 cents
I survived first day of Finals . . . 2 more days of testing left . . I saw this and copy and pasted it. I think it makes my point!
THE MCCAIN WAYATTACK REPUBLICANS
A Top 10 List…
1) Defending His Amnesty Bill, Sen. McCain Lost His Temper And “Screamed, ‘F*ck You!’ At Texas Sen. John Cornyn” (R-TX). “Presidential hopeful John McCain - who has been dogged for years by questions about his volcanic temper - erupted in an angry, profanity-laced tirade at a fellow Republican senator, sources told The Post yesterday. In a heated dispute over immigration-law overhaul, McCain screamed, ‘F— you!’ at Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who had been raising concerns about the legislation. ‘This is chickens—stuff,’ McCain snapped at Cornyn, according to several people in the room off the Senate floor Thursday. ‘You’ve always been against this bill, and you’re just trying to derail it.’” (Charles Hurt, “Raising McCain,” New York Post, 5/19/07)
2) In 2000, Sen. McCain Ran An Attack Ad Comparing Then-Gov. George W. Bush To Bill Clinton. SEN. MCCAIN: “I guess it was bound to happen. Governor Bush’s campaign is getting desperate, with a negative ad about me. The fact is, I’ll use the surplus money to fix Social Security, cut your taxes and pay down the debt. Governor Bush uses all of the surplus for tax cuts, with not one new penny for Social Security or the debt. His ad twists the truth like Clinton. We’re all pretty tired of that. As president, I’ll be conservative and always tell you the truth. No matter what.” (McCain 2000, Campaign Ad, 2/9/00; www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHoXkCprdL4)
3) Sen. McCain Repeatedly Called Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) An “A**hole”, Causing A Fellow GOP Senator To Say, “I Didn’t Want This Guy Anywhere Near A Trigger.” “Why can’t McCain win the votes of his own colleagues? To explain, a Republican senator tells this story: at a GOP meeting last fall, McCain erupted out of the blue at the respected Budget Committee chairman, Pete Domenici, saying, ‘Only an a–hole would put together a budget like this.’ Offended, Domenici stood up and gave a dignified, restrained speech about how in all his years in the Senate, through many heated debates, no one had ever called him that. Another senator might have taken the moment to check his temper. But McCain went on: ‘I wouldn’t call you an a–hole unless you really were an a–hole.’ The Republican senator witnessing the scene had considered supporting McCain for president, but changed his mind. ‘I decided,’ the senator told Newsweek, ‘I didn’t want this guy anywhere near a trigger.’” (Evan Thomas, et al., “Senator Hothead,” Newsweek, 2/21/00)
4) Sen. McCain Had A Heated Exchange With Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) And Called Him A “F*cking Jerk.” “Senators are not used to having their intelligence or integrity challenged by another senator. ‘Are you calling me stupid?’ Sen. Chuck Grassley once inquired during a debate with McCain over the fate of the Vietnam MIAs, according to a source who was present. ‘No,’ replied McCain, ‘I’m calling you a f—ing jerk!’ (Grassley and McCain had no comment.)” (Evan Thomas, et al., “Senator Hothead,” Newsweek, 2/21/00)
5)In 1995, Sen. McCain Had A “Scuffle” With 92-Year-Old Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) On The Senate Floor. “In January 1995, McCain was midway through an opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing when chairman Strom Thurmond asked, ‘Is the senator about through?’ McCain glared at Thurmond, thanked him for his ‘courtesy’ (translation: buzz off), and continued on. McCain later confronted Thurmond on the Senate floor. A scuffle ensued, and the two didn’t part friends.” (Harry Jaffe, “Senator Hothead,” The Washingtonian, 2/97)
6)Sen. McCain Accused Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Of The “Most Egregious Incident” Of Corruption He Had Seen In The Senate. “It escalated when McCain reiterated the charges Oct. 10 in a cross-examination, calling McConnell’s actions the ‘most egregious incident’ demonstrating the appearance of corruption he has ever seen in his Senate career.” (Amy Keller, “Attacks Escalate In Depositions,” Roll Call, 10/21/02)
7) Sen. McCain Attacked Christian Leaders And Republicans In A Blistering Speech During The 2000 Campaign. MCCAIN: “Unfortunately, Governor Bush is a Pat Robertson Republican who will lose to Al Gore. … The political tactics of division and slander are not our values… They are corrupting influences on religion and politics, and those who practice them in the name of religion or in the name of the Republican Party or in the name of America shame our faith, our party and our country. Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right.” (Sen. John McCain, Remarks,
Virginia Beach, VA, 2/28/00)
8) Sen. McCain Attacked Vice President Cheney. MCCAIN: “The president listened too much to the Vice President . . . Of course, the president bears the ultimate responsibility, but he was very badly served by both the Vice President and, most of all, the Secretary of Defense.” (Roger Simon, “McCain Bashes Cheney Over Iraq Policy,” The Politico, 1/24/07)
9)Celebrating His First Senate Election In 1986, Sen. McCain Screamed At And Harassed A Young Republican Volunteer. “It was election night 1986, and John McCain had just been elected to the U.S. Senate for the first time. Even so, he was not in a good mood. McCain was yelling at the top of his lungs and poking the chest of a young Republican volunteer who had set up a lectern that was too tall for the 5-foot-9 politician to be seen to advantage, according to a witness to the outburst. ‘Here this poor guy is thinking he has done a good job, and he gets a new butt ripped because McCain didn’t look good on television,’ Jon Hinz told a reporter Thursday. At the time, Hinz was executive director of the Arizona Republican Party. … Hinz said McCain’s treatment of the young campaign worker in 1986 troubled him for years. ‘There were an awful lot of people in the room,’ Hinz recalled. ‘You’d have to stick cotton in your ears not to hear it. He (McCain) was screaming at him, and he was red in the face. It wasn’t right, and I was very upset at him.’” (Kris Mayes and Charles Kelly, “Stories Surface On Senator’s Demeanor,” The Arizona
Republic, 11/5/99)
10) Sen. McCain “Publicly Abused” Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). “[McCain] noted his propensity for passion but insisted that he doesn’t ‘insult anybody or fly off the handle or anything like that.’ This is, quite simply, hogwash. McCain often insults people and flies off the handle…. There have been the many times McCain has called reporters ‘liars’ and ‘idiots’ when they have had the audacity to ask him unpleasant, but pertinent, questions. McCain once… publicly abused Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama.” (Editorial, “There’s Something About McCain,” The Austin American-Statesman, 1/24/07)
THE MCCAIN WAYATTACK REPUBLICANS
A Top 10 List…
1) Defending His Amnesty Bill, Sen. McCain Lost His Temper And “Screamed, ‘F*ck You!’ At Texas Sen. John Cornyn” (R-TX). “Presidential hopeful John McCain - who has been dogged for years by questions about his volcanic temper - erupted in an angry, profanity-laced tirade at a fellow Republican senator, sources told The Post yesterday. In a heated dispute over immigration-law overhaul, McCain screamed, ‘F— you!’ at Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who had been raising concerns about the legislation. ‘This is chickens—stuff,’ McCain snapped at Cornyn, according to several people in the room off the Senate floor Thursday. ‘You’ve always been against this bill, and you’re just trying to derail it.’” (Charles Hurt, “Raising McCain,” New York Post, 5/19/07)
2) In 2000, Sen. McCain Ran An Attack Ad Comparing Then-Gov. George W. Bush To Bill Clinton. SEN. MCCAIN: “I guess it was bound to happen. Governor Bush’s campaign is getting desperate, with a negative ad about me. The fact is, I’ll use the surplus money to fix Social Security, cut your taxes and pay down the debt. Governor Bush uses all of the surplus for tax cuts, with not one new penny for Social Security or the debt. His ad twists the truth like Clinton. We’re all pretty tired of that. As president, I’ll be conservative and always tell you the truth. No matter what.” (McCain 2000, Campaign Ad, 2/9/00; www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHoXkCprdL4)
3) Sen. McCain Repeatedly Called Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) An “A**hole”, Causing A Fellow GOP Senator To Say, “I Didn’t Want This Guy Anywhere Near A Trigger.” “Why can’t McCain win the votes of his own colleagues? To explain, a Republican senator tells this story: at a GOP meeting last fall, McCain erupted out of the blue at the respected Budget Committee chairman, Pete Domenici, saying, ‘Only an a–hole would put together a budget like this.’ Offended, Domenici stood up and gave a dignified, restrained speech about how in all his years in the Senate, through many heated debates, no one had ever called him that. Another senator might have taken the moment to check his temper. But McCain went on: ‘I wouldn’t call you an a–hole unless you really were an a–hole.’ The Republican senator witnessing the scene had considered supporting McCain for president, but changed his mind. ‘I decided,’ the senator told Newsweek, ‘I didn’t want this guy anywhere near a trigger.’” (Evan Thomas, et al., “Senator Hothead,” Newsweek, 2/21/00)
4) Sen. McCain Had A Heated Exchange With Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) And Called Him A “F*cking Jerk.” “Senators are not used to having their intelligence or integrity challenged by another senator. ‘Are you calling me stupid?’ Sen. Chuck Grassley once inquired during a debate with McCain over the fate of the Vietnam MIAs, according to a source who was present. ‘No,’ replied McCain, ‘I’m calling you a f—ing jerk!’ (Grassley and McCain had no comment.)” (Evan Thomas, et al., “Senator Hothead,” Newsweek, 2/21/00)
5)In 1995, Sen. McCain Had A “Scuffle” With 92-Year-Old Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) On The Senate Floor. “In January 1995, McCain was midway through an opening statement at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing when chairman Strom Thurmond asked, ‘Is the senator about through?’ McCain glared at Thurmond, thanked him for his ‘courtesy’ (translation: buzz off), and continued on. McCain later confronted Thurmond on the Senate floor. A scuffle ensued, and the two didn’t part friends.” (Harry Jaffe, “Senator Hothead,” The Washingtonian, 2/97)
6)Sen. McCain Accused Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) Of The “Most Egregious Incident” Of Corruption He Had Seen In The Senate. “It escalated when McCain reiterated the charges Oct. 10 in a cross-examination, calling McConnell’s actions the ‘most egregious incident’ demonstrating the appearance of corruption he has ever seen in his Senate career.” (Amy Keller, “Attacks Escalate In Depositions,” Roll Call, 10/21/02)
7) Sen. McCain Attacked Christian Leaders And Republicans In A Blistering Speech During The 2000 Campaign. MCCAIN: “Unfortunately, Governor Bush is a Pat Robertson Republican who will lose to Al Gore. … The political tactics of division and slander are not our values… They are corrupting influences on religion and politics, and those who practice them in the name of religion or in the name of the Republican Party or in the name of America shame our faith, our party and our country. Neither party should be defined by pandering to the outer reaches of American politics and the agents of intolerance, whether they be Louis Farrakhan or Al Sharpton on the left, or Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the right.” (Sen. John McCain, Remarks,
Virginia Beach, VA, 2/28/00)
8) Sen. McCain Attacked Vice President Cheney. MCCAIN: “The president listened too much to the Vice President . . . Of course, the president bears the ultimate responsibility, but he was very badly served by both the Vice President and, most of all, the Secretary of Defense.” (Roger Simon, “McCain Bashes Cheney Over Iraq Policy,” The Politico, 1/24/07)
9)Celebrating His First Senate Election In 1986, Sen. McCain Screamed At And Harassed A Young Republican Volunteer. “It was election night 1986, and John McCain had just been elected to the U.S. Senate for the first time. Even so, he was not in a good mood. McCain was yelling at the top of his lungs and poking the chest of a young Republican volunteer who had set up a lectern that was too tall for the 5-foot-9 politician to be seen to advantage, according to a witness to the outburst. ‘Here this poor guy is thinking he has done a good job, and he gets a new butt ripped because McCain didn’t look good on television,’ Jon Hinz told a reporter Thursday. At the time, Hinz was executive director of the Arizona Republican Party. … Hinz said McCain’s treatment of the young campaign worker in 1986 troubled him for years. ‘There were an awful lot of people in the room,’ Hinz recalled. ‘You’d have to stick cotton in your ears not to hear it. He (McCain) was screaming at him, and he was red in the face. It wasn’t right, and I was very upset at him.’” (Kris Mayes and Charles Kelly, “Stories Surface On Senator’s Demeanor,” The Arizona
Republic, 11/5/99)
10) Sen. McCain “Publicly Abused” Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL). “[McCain] noted his propensity for passion but insisted that he doesn’t ‘insult anybody or fly off the handle or anything like that.’ This is, quite simply, hogwash. McCain often insults people and flies off the handle…. There have been the many times McCain has called reporters ‘liars’ and ‘idiots’ when they have had the audacity to ask him unpleasant, but pertinent, questions. McCain once… publicly abused Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama.” (Editorial, “There’s Something About McCain,” The Austin American-Statesman, 1/24/07)
Monday, January 28, 2008
My 2cents
So most people know that I am pretty apathetic when it comes to our government officials. I mean when you get to it most of them are making a career of being politicians and do very little, in my opinion.
With that said I have been following the election coverage pretty well and have read a lot of stuff about each candidate and want to make an appeal for those of you to maybe consider Mitt Romney as the person who should get your vote.
Why have I chosen Mitt Romeny? I bet most of you think it is because he is Mormon. Actually, the opposite is true. I was at first turned off of Romney because he was LDS and thought most people would not elect a LDS person to begin with. Though Romeny is a religious person with a deep devotion to his faith, his Christian values are not at the center of his campaign. Unlike Huckabee, I have not read about Romney going to a LDS congregation to try and get votes from the people. If you are looking for someone running on that kind of agenda Huckabee is for you . . . not Romeny.
Romeny is also not a career politician. His platform has been as someone with real-world experience in the business sector that knows how to get things done. McCain is a career politician there is not mistake about it . . . he knows very little about the business world and is perhaps the lease experience of all the candidates in this area. How many of the presidential candidates can say they have had to actually had to turn around failing companies around?
A lot of people have also accused Romney of using his person wealth to propel his campaign forward. He made a great point sometime ago, why should he ask friends to give him money for his campaign when he is not willing to contribute a few bucks from his own pocket. I mean does it cost that much to fly McCain’s mom around and speak on behalf of her son. It is also interesting that McCain has not used of his own personal finances into the campaign.
McCain has said that the US needs a leader and not a manager. While I understand his point, I also think we need to stop sitting around the table and debating till we are all red in the face. I think Romeny is definitely the managerial type, but that he is willing to make hard decisions and put them into play.
In reality, the US government since 1980 has had two different governments. The Regan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. has had many of the same insiders working for them over this period. There is a reason while some of the same people keep popping up over and over again. Many of these same people will reappear under a McCain presidency. If Monica Lewinsky’s ex-boyfriend’s wife is elected you will see a lot of the same people from the Clinton era as well. It’s kind of like those stores that put up signs that say “Under New Management,” but we all know it's the same people working inside. If you look at several of Romney’s chief aids and many of those who are backing him in his political corner, you will notice it is a new crowd. I found it interesting that Ross Perot recently gave an interview in support of Romney because he felt Romeny is the only one who can really change the government.
Okay there I think I said my peace. But, like anything I highly encourage you to study it out for yourself. The only downside is can Romney beat either Obama or Clinton in the general election. Well those recent poll numbers are not that good, but why not take a chance and vote for Romney . . . in the primary election when it counts the most!
I am interested in what your opinions are back in the States about each candidate.
This most likely will be my last post till finals are over.
With that said I have been following the election coverage pretty well and have read a lot of stuff about each candidate and want to make an appeal for those of you to maybe consider Mitt Romney as the person who should get your vote.
Why have I chosen Mitt Romeny? I bet most of you think it is because he is Mormon. Actually, the opposite is true. I was at first turned off of Romney because he was LDS and thought most people would not elect a LDS person to begin with. Though Romeny is a religious person with a deep devotion to his faith, his Christian values are not at the center of his campaign. Unlike Huckabee, I have not read about Romney going to a LDS congregation to try and get votes from the people. If you are looking for someone running on that kind of agenda Huckabee is for you . . . not Romeny.
Romeny is also not a career politician. His platform has been as someone with real-world experience in the business sector that knows how to get things done. McCain is a career politician there is not mistake about it . . . he knows very little about the business world and is perhaps the lease experience of all the candidates in this area. How many of the presidential candidates can say they have had to actually had to turn around failing companies around?
A lot of people have also accused Romney of using his person wealth to propel his campaign forward. He made a great point sometime ago, why should he ask friends to give him money for his campaign when he is not willing to contribute a few bucks from his own pocket. I mean does it cost that much to fly McCain’s mom around and speak on behalf of her son. It is also interesting that McCain has not used of his own personal finances into the campaign.
McCain has said that the US needs a leader and not a manager. While I understand his point, I also think we need to stop sitting around the table and debating till we are all red in the face. I think Romeny is definitely the managerial type, but that he is willing to make hard decisions and put them into play.
In reality, the US government since 1980 has had two different governments. The Regan, Bush Sr. and Bush Jr. has had many of the same insiders working for them over this period. There is a reason while some of the same people keep popping up over and over again. Many of these same people will reappear under a McCain presidency. If Monica Lewinsky’s ex-boyfriend’s wife is elected you will see a lot of the same people from the Clinton era as well. It’s kind of like those stores that put up signs that say “Under New Management,” but we all know it's the same people working inside. If you look at several of Romney’s chief aids and many of those who are backing him in his political corner, you will notice it is a new crowd. I found it interesting that Ross Perot recently gave an interview in support of Romney because he felt Romeny is the only one who can really change the government.
Okay there I think I said my peace. But, like anything I highly encourage you to study it out for yourself. The only downside is can Romney beat either Obama or Clinton in the general election. Well those recent poll numbers are not that good, but why not take a chance and vote for Romney . . . in the primary election when it counts the most!
I am interested in what your opinions are back in the States about each candidate.
This most likely will be my last post till finals are over.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Harajuku to Shibuya
Finals are this week and last week I had to give a speech in Japanese that I had to memorize. Needless to say I am really stressed out. My friend Katsuku though it would be fun to do something to help me get my mind off things. So after class on Friday we walked from Harajuku to Shibuya and took pictures along the way and looked at a lot of the shops. Harajuku is rather famous for being a place with a lot of clothing shops that are suppose to be cheap. The styles vary, but most of the pics I took are of some of the crazy stuff they wear and oh they do wear it. It is pretty crazy the price people pay for cloths. Some shops by clothes from A&F, Old Navy and other such stores bring it back to Japan and sell it for 4 to 5 times what one can get it in the states for. But, even GAP (GAPU if you are Japanese) sells clothes at a ridiculous price.
We spent about 5 hours looking at places and walking and had dinner before we called it a day. It was really fun and it helped to get me a little more relaxed going into finals. To see the rest of the pics check out my flickr account.
We spent about 5 hours looking at places and walking and had dinner before we called it a day. It was really fun and it helped to get me a little more relaxed going into finals. To see the rest of the pics check out my flickr account.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Snow
Today, we had the first snowfall in Tokyo. It was actually rather nice and most of it is sticking. But, living in this concrete jungle most of it seems to be melting. It was nice to experience snow yet again. I briefly walked around where I lived and took some quick picture. I wanted to take some of these three shrines that are close to where I live. You can see them on teh flickr account.
Only one more week of the regular semester left. I am hoping to have a B in the class. I have struggled at times, but I have to say now that I have a good language partner, Katsuki, my Japanese is really improving. We been meeting about twice a week now for 2 weeks and we try to chat online when we can. Katsuki also has a sister who just received international nursing license and plans on going to Australia to practice next year and also wants to maybe to language exchange. One of the problems I think that is slowly me down is outside of class I really do not speak Japanese as much as I would like to because so many of my friends are Westerners. Hence I have been trying to make Japanese friends who are out of college and want to practice English and let me practice Japanese. It also has started to help that I have been sending cell phone emails in Japanese. People “text” each other here instead of talking directly to one another.
Okay well I will probably write my next entry after finals.
Only one more week of the regular semester left. I am hoping to have a B in the class. I have struggled at times, but I have to say now that I have a good language partner, Katsuki, my Japanese is really improving. We been meeting about twice a week now for 2 weeks and we try to chat online when we can. Katsuki also has a sister who just received international nursing license and plans on going to Australia to practice next year and also wants to maybe to language exchange. One of the problems I think that is slowly me down is outside of class I really do not speak Japanese as much as I would like to because so many of my friends are Westerners. Hence I have been trying to make Japanese friends who are out of college and want to practice English and let me practice Japanese. It also has started to help that I have been sending cell phone emails in Japanese. People “text” each other here instead of talking directly to one another.
Okay well I will probably write my next entry after finals.
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