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nihongo jyouzu ni narimashita

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Tokyo, 2010.10.09

Today I ran into one of my formerJapanese teachers. She praised my Japanese language ability!

The irony of the situation is manyfold. First, I only ever aggravated her when I was in her class. Second, I've been here so long that it's actually sad that my Japanese isn't far better. And third, of course, is that I've only managed to study while I haven't been working and it's the finances that have me now considering a return to the old country. I'm finally getting somewhere just in time to leave.

rand()m quote

Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.

—Robert A. Heinlein