You probably could of guessed it. 2021 has been a bit of a shit. In the XX years that I have been alive, 2021 has presented me with great amounts of ups and downs. To be fair, the beginning wasn’t that bad. I started the year with a new job at the university. I got paid to sit in front of my computer while mentoring students at my university, critiquing their writing and teaching them how to study. I received […]
How to remember Japanese Verbs
Learning Japanese verbs （日本語の動詞）can be overwhelming. There are just so many to learn and there are so many ways to conjugate them, it can be challenging to get all the different words and rules down. The overwhelmingness may even get worse without you knowing to the point that it discourages you to continue and de-motivate your language studies. This has definitely happened to me before. “So what can I do about it?” Well, I am glad you asked! Unless you […]
Cute and cuddly furry animals in my life
A good 10 months has gone by since my last post. Overall, life has been well. I have started a new job, had a few new encounters and gained new life experiences. Today, I wanted to share one of those new life experiences I have been working on more recently. Let us start by asking Are you a dog or a cat person?