jan

17SG, IBDP

[hakstudies]

last week’s spread!! posted it on my Instagram on sunday heh 😬 I’ll try to post more here 💓💓

[hakstudies]

I realised that I forgot to take a time lapse of this!! ;-; not the entire verse tho

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this week's spread!! ☺️

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wuhuu this week's spread !! 😵😵😵😵😵😷😷

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took some notes for my English LL class!! pretty happy that the weekend's finally here tbh

[hakstudies]

took some notes for my English LL class!! pretty happy that the weekend's finally here tbh

[hakstudies]

took some notes for my English LL class!! pretty happy that the weekend's finally here tbh

[hakstudies]

posting on my Instagram later but!! favourite quote of the month hehheHEHEH 🌚🌚

[hakstudies]

everyday is a busy day when you’re in post secondary education ;;;

[sensors]

Hello! As an IB Japanese student, I wanted to create a masterpost of resources I’ve found throughout the years for FREE online Japanese learning. I hope this list is of some help to you. Of course, feel free to share your own favourites too.

* = my most used

GENERAL:

*JOSHU - resource for learning everything

*NIHONGO eな - database of Japanese links/resources

Nihongo wo Narau - resource for learning everything

ALPHABET/VOCABULARY:

*Clozemaster - learning vocabulary in context

Core Japanese Vocabulary - memrise course for vocabulary

CosCom - basic vocabulary lists

*Jisho - dictionary (literally use this everyday)

Kanji Alive - kanji search dictionary

Kanji Learner’s Course Key - 7200 kanji google spreadsheet

Learn Japanese - vocabulary lists

Linguee - languages dictionary

*Read the Kanji - read kanji in context of sentences

*Real Kana - customizable kana learning game (favourite for beginners)

*Renshuu - kanji learning flashcards

*Rikaikun - chrome extension for hover kanji dictionary

Takoboto - dictionary

WaniKani - kanji learning game

YYNIHONGO - vocabulary picturecards

GRAMMAR:

Basic Japanese Cheat Sheet - condensed grammar poster

JGram - grammar tables database

Maggie Sensei - grammar blog (seems to be offline now)

PuniPuniJapan - grammar/vocabulary/daily phrase blog+videos

*Tae Kim’s Guide to Learning Japanese - grammar lesson posts

*Visualizing Japanese Grammar - grammar video illustrations (so good)

*用例 - search for example sentences containing specific characters

READING PRACTICE:

AddRuby - adds furigana to Japanese websites

BuzzFeed Japan - pop culture news outlet in Japanese

Hiragana Times - news website (intermediate)

Language in Motion - Japanese short stories

*NEWS WEB EASY - NHK news (easy version with furigana)

Rosa’s Daily Life - daily life blog (no longer updated but still useful)

UtaTen - Japanese song lyrics database

LISTENING/CULTURE:

Bilingirl Chika - youtube channel for cultural/grammatical aspects

*Cooking with Dog - youtube channel for Japanese cuisine

*Erin’s Challenge - beginner live-action learning videos

*Kiss Anime - free anime streaming (absolute favourite)

Japanese in Anime and Manga - interactive anime/manga analysis

Japanese Level Up - English Japanese culture blog

*MATCHA - Japan travel magazine (many languages including ‘easy jap’)

*My Kikitori - listen to Japanese roleplays (my teacher loves this!)

*Simon and Martina - youtube channel of Canadian couple in Japan

Tofugu - English Japanese culture blog

LANGBLRS:

@aringoaday - daily illustrated vocabulary flashcards

@ithinkimlearningjapanese - learning through LINE conversations

@japaneselanguagestudygroup - compilation of resources

@japanesetest4you - interesting phrase flashcards

@kanji-a-day - daily handwritten vocabulary flashcards

@myjapanesewordoftheday - cultural/important word posts

@nihongogogo - great all-in-one resource!

@nihongokudasai - another great all-in-one resource!!

@nihononthego - another another great all-in-one resource!!!

@nihongoround - cool Japanese comics

@ryohkei - daily calligraphy vocabulary flashcards

Also definitely reach out to other Japanese speakers (perhaps the owners of these amazing tumblrs), because one of the best ways of learning a language is from interaction

Here’s all I recommend so far, but there’s certainly a ton of other resources out there. With enough effort, the daunting and difficult task of learning Japanese is awfully fun.

+ other links:

my #japanese tag

history of japan - informative 9min youtube video (nsfw: swearing)

How To Cite Japanese Sources - for writing Japanese papers

[nihongokudasai]

Thanks so much! These are some great references :-)

[calpheons-deactivated20220526]

feel better masterpost

Have you been feeling upset or stressed lately? Well, make some tea and cuddle yourself up in bed. Here’s a few things that can help you brighten up your mood or keep your mind occupied: BASICS - in need of a compliment? here and here.  - feel like everything is going wrong? hover here and here and here and here.  - have a cute dog lick your screen - want a hug? - make a comfort box - a site designed to help talk you down from a stressful experience - the thoughts room - sort through something that’s been troubling you - self harm alternatives + here - reasons to stay alive - 28 tips to relax - 21 tips to keep yourself together when depressed - want to be inspired? watch this - When is the last time time you did absolutely nothing for 10 minutes? - 100 things to do when you’re upset - the only 7 things you can control in life - make everything OK - the dawn room - how to get motivated when you don’t feel like it - six ways to combat boredom - stress relief techniques - anxiety masterpost

SCHOOL - stressing over an exam? here’s a few tips - need help with focusing? here’s a few tips. - free online courses - study tips masterpost

GAMING - watch livestreams on twitch  - psychological games - cute games calming games: • music catch 2 • fishing girl • take a walk • flow other: • draw a stickman and go on adventures! • tetris

MOVIES and TV Shows that’ll definitely cheer you up (hover title for description) - police academy (1984) & police academy 2 (1985)  - ghostbusters (1984) - home alone (1990) -  dumb and dumber (1994) - john tucker must die (2006) - the blind side (2009) - lots of disney movies - movies with queer ladies, woo! - all marvel movies - movies with great cinematography

- Bob’s burger - Drake & Josh  - Adventure time

  READING & STUFF - read any book + here - random wikipedia article + different wikipedia articles - random wikihow article - mythical/supernatural creatures  - nice comics - best of craigslist - amazing fact generator + quizzes! - what is the best type of chocolate for baking? - like mythology and want to read a new book? recommendations here! - survive nature MUSIC & SOUNDS - rainymood - kinda like rainymood but let’s you mix different sounds - listen to wikipedia - orchestral reworks (8tracks playlist) - the nostalgia machine (pick a year and listen to your favourite childhood jams) COMFORT FOOD - easy & delicious nutella cookies (video) - other nutella recipes (masterpost) - macaroni and cheese in a cup  - fruit salad (simple but yummy!)  - chocolate chip cookie in a cup - american pancakes - regular pancakes or this recipe  - the easiest chocolate cupcakes (also vegan!)  - chocolate corn flakes (trust me- it tastes better than how it looks!) - jam drops - don’t know what to cook? DRINKS - 10 refreshing non-alcoholic drinks - fandom drinks (w/ alcohol) - 14 fruit-infused waters to drink instead of soda - simple nutella hot chocolate - the ultimate in seasonal drinking: how to make hot cocoa mix - what tea should you be drinking?

RANDOM - look at the galaxy - watch a dream - make sand designs - create your own forest - take personality test (MBTI) - watch some fun and interesting science videos - make your own scrapbook  - splatter paint - pop bubblewrap - move your mouse to manipulate a line, like building a roller coaster while you ride it. - video of an adorable bulldog puppy  - touching video   - what kind of hungry are you? - send and recieve a postcard from a random spot in the world - give rice to people in need by answering some trivia - tone deaf test - football players singing  - what colour is it? POSITIVITY BLOGS/SITES - positivedoodles - cheeerupbuttercup - emotionalbaggagecheck (a site where you write what troubles you anonymously, and people who choose to “carry your baggage” eventually send you a song and a personal note!)

[dumnslut]

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23.10.16 

bujo spread this week was again inspired by the wonderful kOu & her amazing photos at @seigakun !!! photo credits to her ahaha (o^^o) 

my exam results were released this week and I did…alright, I guess? but I think what’s more important to remember is that results do not define you, you are more than just your numbers.

on a separate note, I finally got my hands on the finetec palette and embossing materials this week asfjskDJAOMDK they’re amAZING (((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o))) I’m still pretty bad at using them bUT practice makes progress amirite ^o^

to see more of my artsy stuffsies – artgram

[etudiance]

i’m the kind of person who loves pretty much all subjects but if there’s one area of study i really enjoy, it’s stem! so here are a bunch of resources for all things stem related!!

general

stem study moods

stem youtube chanels!

stem songs & music

formula sheet printables

science

chemistry (+ ap chem)

different types of chemistry

ib chemistry

organic chemistry

analytical chemistry

physical chemistry

chemistry tips

biology ( + ap / bio )

biology guide

physics (+ ap physics)

quantum mechanics

electromagnetism

anatomy + physiology

ap environmental science

bozeman science

science based study tips

writing lab reports

guide to lab write-ups

organizing your lab notebook

technology + engineering

institute of engineering & tech

engineeringtldr

how to study engineering

studying engineering

computer science

comp sci / engineering

learn to code!

student survival guide

lots of cool articles!

mathematics

khanacademy!!

ask Dr Math

wolfram alpha!

google does your math?!

the best online calculators

tips for word problems

how to study math in general

how to: write a solution

dancing mathlete (functions)

math reference tables

avoid careless calcs

blog for math nerds

calculus (+ ap calc)

ap statistics

algebra (I & II)

geometry

precalc (+ trig)

more masterposts!!

study methods

precalculus

algebra

geometry

(ap) chemistry

ap world history

studyblr-ing

the Everything Book

the pomodoro method

how to use flashcards

how to use sticky notes

welcome to high school

tiny study spaces

what’s in a pencil case

i hope this was helpful! keep shining like the star you are and remember to be awesome today!!

- Aza

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[coffeeforcollege]

I CANT

[hakstudies]

sAME TBH

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Helpful Websites

Here is our constantly updating list of helpful websites! If you’ve got a suggestion to be on here, feel free to reblog/reply and say so and we’ll add it when we can! You can also submit a detailed post about the site if you want to our blog under /submit and we’ll add it to this list with a link to your review!

ALL ARTISTS

Adobe Creative Cloud Shortcuts | @genspen A useful website which will teach you different shortcuts for various adobe software.

COLOR PALETTES

Adobe Color | @mizunostudies Colour generator based on chosen colour rule!

Coolors | @mizunostudies Simple colour generator with easy to use adjusters! (less recommended than adobe colour but less intimidating!)

Colour Lovers | @haravanda Create your own palette and test them out on patterns

Design Seed | @haravanda Palettes from photos. This helps if you need some quick colour schemes

Movies in color | @haravanda  Palettes generate from movie shots for colour studies

DIGITAL PAINTING

Level Up! | @animationlife Livestream archive with critiques that features artists that work in the video game industry

DRAWING

Onairvideo | @mizunostudies Figure drawing - video format

Artist.pixelovely | @mizunostudies  Figure drawing - the really known one

Onairvideo - still images | @mizunostudies Figure drawing- still images

Newmastersacademy | @mizunostudies Figure drawing - video format

@artmodelsphoto | @mizunostudies Figure drawing - still images

Jake Parker | @mizunostudies Speaks & draws, draws & speaks - very well known already but adding him anyways! c:

Proko | @haravanda Anatomy tutorials and tips - video format

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Wordmark | @mizunostudies Type a word(s) & see what it looks like with every single font on your computer/laptop (no download required!!)

Thinking With Type | @genspen Teaches you important elements about typography and font types!

Type Genius | @genspen Pairs up different fonts together perfectly (a set list of typefaces)

Lorem Ipsum | @genspen A lorem ipsum generator to fill up your page.

Canva | @haravanda An online, lightweight and free version of photoshop for image editing and brochure making

My Script Font | @haravanda Template and tool for making your own font

Graphic Burger | @aimhigh-studyhard Top-notch resources that include Icons and Mock-ups, among other things, free for commercial and personal use.

iBrand Studio | @aimhigh-studyhard Resources including Tutorials, Freebies, and Inspiration primarily for designing brand identity.

PsPrint | @aimhigh-studyhard Downloadable templates that provide information on product dimensions, layout, bleed, safety zone, border requirements, and any folding or mailing guidelines.

GotPrint | @aimhigh-studyhard More downloadable templates. This site includes PSD, AI, and INDD files.

TheHungryJPEG | @haravanda Online store for fonts and resources. Also, have a 1$ section deal/ month along with a separate freebies section

Web Designer Depot | @aimhigh-studyhard A useful site that has a blog with How-Tos, Resources, News, etc. They also have a Freebies tab!

[studyingroses]

10.12.16 | My spread for this week, featuring more of my doodles ^^ This picture was taken in my bathroom, the only room with good lighting ;;

[hakstudies]

it's pretty stressful with 4 days left to Os but oh well since I'm at this stage I should just do my best? feeling pretty unmotivated atm but I guess I just need to pick myself up and push myself.