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Japanese lessons again

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Tokyo, 2009.04.21

I had an entire month off, since I last took Japanese lessons. Now I'm back into it, with a twice-weekly program that will I hope cover a lot of the same ground as my previous class (and give me some more practical exposure to all that stuff that came at me like a freight train during the eight week, five-days-a-week intensive program).

Only four of the eight people signed up for the class attended our 'orientation' session this past Thursday. I hope the class size stays small, but to my surprise I noticed that among the missing four was another Canadian. We Canucks are pretty rare over here and I've certainly never had one as a classmate. If he does show up, it might be good for my classmates, serve as a brake for some of my elaborate tales about life in Canada (I have claimed, for instance, that polar bears set the Federal election schedule in Canada).

rand()m quote

Some people talk about living every day like it might be their last. Maybe that's good advice. Carpe diem and all that. But perhaps it's better to try to live every day like it might be everyone's last. If there are people in your life who are important to you, let them know...

—Mark Bedford (quote taken from posting to fray.com)