Pokeymanz and school
So I talked to my mom last night and she told me it was A-OK to buy Pokemon Heartgold online. Thanks for making me feel worse about doing it, Mom. The biggest problem is that it goes over my $50 budget. It may have free shipping to Korea, but that doesn't justify paying $60 for a game I could get for $35 in English. But the other problem is that I don't want it in English. I've played the game years ago in English, and this time I really want to play the game in Japanese. But my biggest concern is my family's lack of money. My mom says it's okay and I can just pay her back later, but I'd feel bad draining her credit card when my dad's not working. My bank account does have my mom's name on the pass book, so I'm hoping that she can just withdraw money herself from my account. That would make me feel infinitely better. But I need to talk to Omi first before I even think about hitting the purchase button....
So my mom's thinking about going back to school to get her master's, which has prompted me to think about my future again. My mom suggests I go back to school and get my master's, but in what? I was looking at Purdue's Master's program and there wasn't anything that I really wanted. I took the opportunity to look at Valpo's list too. I couldn't find any master's classes there, but I did get hit smack in the face with Japanese again. I couldn't originally take any classes there because they interfered with my work and class schedule, and then in my senior year I just didn't have any time, but I'm kind of tempted. If I study very hard, especially on kanji, I could probably test into intermediate Japanese, at the very least. The program also allows you to get a chance to go to Oosaka, which would be really cool. Oosaka's not exactly where I want to go since I don't know much about the kansai dialect, but I'd love to go to Japan and study. After Korea it might be refreshing since I know at least some Japanese.
But I don't know. The more I play Japanese games and the more I'm in Korea the more I want my Japanese to improve, but I'm not sure if going to Valpo and taking classes would reap any benefits long term. I could get a minor in Japanese and take the JLPT, but would that help me get a job involving Japanese? Could I do it without a master's in the language? I don't know... that'll be something to look into. But at the same time, isn't it okay to do something you like like that, even if it doesn't reap rewards? Is there something wrong with finally pursuing something I like even if it gives me nothing but satisfaction in return? That's also something to think about.
So, my wonderful f-list, what do you all think?
So my mom's thinking about going back to school to get her master's, which has prompted me to think about my future again. My mom suggests I go back to school and get my master's, but in what? I was looking at Purdue's Master's program and there wasn't anything that I really wanted. I took the opportunity to look at Valpo's list too. I couldn't find any master's classes there, but I did get hit smack in the face with Japanese again. I couldn't originally take any classes there because they interfered with my work and class schedule, and then in my senior year I just didn't have any time, but I'm kind of tempted. If I study very hard, especially on kanji, I could probably test into intermediate Japanese, at the very least. The program also allows you to get a chance to go to Oosaka, which would be really cool. Oosaka's not exactly where I want to go since I don't know much about the kansai dialect, but I'd love to go to Japan and study. After Korea it might be refreshing since I know at least some Japanese.
But I don't know. The more I play Japanese games and the more I'm in Korea the more I want my Japanese to improve, but I'm not sure if going to Valpo and taking classes would reap any benefits long term. I could get a minor in Japanese and take the JLPT, but would that help me get a job involving Japanese? Could I do it without a master's in the language? I don't know... that'll be something to look into. But at the same time, isn't it okay to do something you like like that, even if it doesn't reap rewards? Is there something wrong with finally pursuing something I like even if it gives me nothing but satisfaction in return? That's also something to think about.
So, my wonderful f-list, what do you all think?