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Departure is drawing nigh!
I'll be on a plane to D.C. in about 36 hours--and then it's just a few days til I'll off to Japan! Currently trying to psyche myself up for one final foray into packing/cleaning--fingers crossed that I get everything done in time! -
Yes, I'm still alive
Lest you think that the aforementioned two weeks of hell conquered me, I am happy to announce that I survived the semester and am at long last a Ph.D. Candidate. I defended my dissertation prospectus on May 4 and am now free to begin producing knowledge ( Read more... ) -
Last day of happiness before two weeks of hell
It's getting down to the wire, folks! The closing lineup for this semester is pretty ridiculous. But first, I would like to share a picture of me and two of my favorite people from my last day of fun:
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日本語がペラペラになりたい！
やっぱり日本語がペラペラになることは難しい。時々人々は私に「いつから日本語を勉強しているか」と聞く。その時私は答えるのが恥ずかしい。私は１３年以上日本語を勉強しているが今まだまだだ。どうして私は１３年の後でペラペラになることができなかったか ( Read more... ) -
Random
I am totally utterly exhausted, so this will be short ( Read more... ) -
Yes, I'm still alive
It's been a haze of work lately. I feel like I'm in some type of bizarre limbo because I'm still waiting to hear back about various fellowships, each of which would arrange the next 1-2 years of my life in a fairly different fashion. Things should be essentially settled by next Friday, but until then, I have to be patient ( Read more... )
