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I helped organize and join a Shodo contest last weekend. All of my art supplies are back in the US, so it was nice to get some feelings on paper. Our instructor has done calligraphy performances in Times Square and has her own LINE stickers. She told us that you can see one’s personality come through in their brushstrokes, she said mine said I don’t listen and do my own thing... oops
So I’m writing to you all now from Akita City, my JET placement. Huzzah! I made it in one piece, but booooooy has the past month-and-a-bit been an absolute whirlwind of a ride.
Let me start at the beginning of the journey: arriving in Tokyo.
For anyone who’s thinking about doing the JET Programme in the future and wonders what to expect, I’m currently writing my experiences for every stage of the journey on my blog on WordPress.
Also, if anyone is curious about something regarding JET (or Japan/Japanese), feel free to drop me an ask :)
My desk-neighbor at my base school randomly started growing alfalfa on the back of a sponge and on a wet paper towel. Periodically he’ll spritz them with water. The other teachers have followed suit with their plants and now our area has become the gardening center.
秋田へようこそ！Welcome to Akita! at the train station 🚆 Even though I’ve been here for a month now, I’m still new to the area and am discovering everything this beautiful city has to offer.
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It looks like the results are coming in for this year. Congratulations to the shortlisters!
On today's school trip: lunchtime, sat on some rocks.
1st year: Sensei. We're eating lunch on top of dead people
Me: I don't think....
1st year: DEAD PEOPLE SENSEI.
Me:... Okay, but don't share your lunch with them.
Japanese teacher: Otaku culture here is pretty fucked up... But you don't have problems like that in the west, right?
Me:... It's time for you to hitch your horse to this here pole and take a seat because I'm about to shatter your preconceptions about the west with some stories about... Bronies.
I can hear the music class playing songs from Totoro. Its appropriate ambience for this tiny school in the mountains.
