A Change Of Scene

OK well I am finding it really hard to regularly write up what I've been up to on this particular blog, even though I love the fact that - through my other friends and I having blogs - we can sort of stay updated with each others lives. So... I'll leave this blog up because every so often I like to go back and read what I wrote a few months/years ago.

But I actually want to start on an idea I've had for a little while. In the past few months I have been trying to educate myself in Japanese pop culture. I really believe the key to learning a language properly is to love it and live it, not just flip through the textbook and talk in the classroom. It is one of my little missions this year that I learn more than just the language - just that isn't enough for me. So that brings me to the blog. I've seen a lot of blogs out there where people who document their everyday lives while they are living overseas. But I think it would be good if someone could also show how they got to that point; the good and bad points of learning the language, realistic tips that I've figured out on the way - even maybe what I've been learning in class.

Not sure if it'll get many readers - I guess its more of a personal development thing. But hopefully it'll be a good guideline and interesting read for people who are embarking on the same mission that I am. No clue about URLs yet - I haven't even set it up yet. I will in a minute though :)

I originally intended to start the new blog once I had moved over there but it will be just as beneficial and interesting (hopefully - ha ha) to document how I got to be an English teacher and so involved in Japanese culture along the way as well. I am bouncing around inside, eager to start the part of the blog where I can take the people I know in Australia into my life in Japan but naturally (and sadly) that will be a few years yet.


So that's about it really. Oh and I do get why some people find it odd and maybe even unpatriotic how interested I am in this culture. I was thinking about the other day but could not really come up with any firm explanation yet. The closest I came to I think is simply that I just feel like I've found my place, my clique in a way. That's not very explanatory but it's the best way I can put it I suppose. Anywho - I'll post the URL once its decided for anyone that is interested.