sharing my Japanese journey one coffee at a time
Todayโs topic will be on getting settled and living in Japan as a foreigner. Thereโs a lot of differences between coming to Japan on vacation versus actually living here. There are also a lot of differences between study abroad and working in Japan. I think some immediate culture shocks for those living in western countries… Continue reading Differences Between Vacation, Study Abroad, and Working in Japan as a Foreigner
Todayโs topic is about coffee and also just eating out in general. Iโve reconfirmed and learned a few new things when it comes to ordering food from being here. There are a couple ways to order: *order at the table*order when you enter at the vending machine and pay (usually for ramen, meat and rice… Continue reading All About Coffee
(๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฆ๐น๐ต๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ด๐ต ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ) ๆฅๅธธ็ๆดป (ใซใกใใใใใใค) - everyday ๆฌ่ช (ใใใ): formal speech (used in business and customer service) ใใใใใใพใ: welcome ใ่ฆงใใ ใใใใใใใ ใใ): please look (what salespeople usually say) ใฌในใใฉใณ - restaurant: ไฝๅๆงใงใใ๏ผ(ใชใใใใใพใงใใ): How many people? (before you are… Continue reading Useful Survival Phrases/Words While in Japan
Location: Omotesando Misconceptions MYTH: If I go to x country, I will become conversational/fluent in that language (without studying) REALITY 1: If I go to that country WITHOUT studying the language at all, I will probably pick up some basic vocabulary, phrases, and greetings at best (unless you are amazing at language acquisition). You will… Continue reading All About Immersion: Myths and Methods
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