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  • The Best Ways to Learn Japanese on Your Own

    There are plenty of reasons to learn Japanese. Maybe you want to travel to Japan one day and you want to be able to communicate at least a little. Or perhaps you’re moving to Japan for your job or vocation. Or maybe you just really like anime and manga and want to enjoy the medium…

  • Episode 8 | The Gifts (and Challenges) of Being Bilingual

    Being bilingual is great! But it’s not without its challenges. I go through these seasons when my Japanese language abilities are really working. Like, smooth as butter. But I also have phases where I feel like my Japanese is just garbage. I can’t articulate what I want to say well, or I just have frequent…

  • Episode 3 | Communication Styles in Japan, the U.S., and God’s Kingdom

    As an English teacher living in Japan, it’s rather commonplace to discuss the differences in communication styles between the U.S. and Japan. And let me tell you, there are many. But, I feel like most of my students (and fellow teachers) talk about these differences as if one is better than the other. So, in…