Since Last Time
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Wow. It’s only been 4 days since my last post and lots has changed. Let’s do a brief recap.
- The Prime Minister of Japan is no longer Shinzo Abe, but Yasuo Fukuda. All new cabinet, too.
- The temperature has dropped about 10 degrees in the mornings and evenings. Afternoon remains blazingly hot. Mother Nature is confused. Fashion is not. (I saw scarves as early as August. The Japanese want their weather to be punctual.)
- I’ve been to Osaka and Kyoto again (3rd or 4th time). Lovely as ever. Highlights included experiencing the cool Nightingale Floors at Nijo-jo (official 二条城 site; English pamphlet PDF) and eating a cheeseburger with grilled onions. Mmm.
- The second season of Heroes premiered in the U.S.A. My post about Japanese language in the show didn’t make it on time. Hope it’s still slightly interesting / relevant by the time it goes up.
- I have finished 28% of 正しい漢字かきとりくん, which I had been neglecting for around 2 and a half months. I’m officially a 3rd grader. Rock on. Just got another 766 to go till I’m almost half-way literate! (Why does that not sound as optimistic as it actually is?)
Ok, now we’re all caught up. And now it’s time for class. Gotta run. Check in tomorrow for a small announcement, too. TTFN, ta ta for now.