James Wynn

日本語に書きたいから、そのブログが難しいよ！　最近友人のヨオコのブロクを読んでみている。　習ったものはめっちゃ日本語が分からないよ！　しばしば 電子辞書を使っていた。　もしこの地域に話せる人がいたら、もう少しかんたんかも。　けど、その人を見つけるのが難しいね。
今 夜は二度お好み焼きを作ってみた。　一度からたくさん事を習ったから、ちょうよかった！　中国のYamが使わなくて、ほんとお好み焼き粉があっ たんだ よ！　そして、そのサイズがもう少し小さく作ったから、Flipするのがやさしくなった。　ルームメートと友達がおいしいと言ったから、うれしいよ！！ 　：）
もし日本語が分かったら、間違うものを教えてね　；）

This entry probably took me the longest to write so far, which is sad being that it is one of the shorter ones. Japanese is hard though. Doubly so when you dont get to think in it often. I suppose the same could be said for any language though. Perhaps I should have learned a language more easily practicable. Or just learn english properly considering that I severely doubt ‘practicable’ is a real word. Or perhaps it is… which I guess is my point :/

So I tried making okonomiyaki again tonight and I must say that the results were much better than the initial attempt. Instead of using a yam I went out and found real okonomiyaki powder. Its amazing how much less it was just without having to grate a yam. I also used a slightly different recipe this time. Last time it was some random that I found on the net, but this time i used the one right on the back of the okonomiyaki powder bag. Although it was all in Japanese I think it was much easier to use.

Daily slap of wisdom:
“If you do it right, no one will realize you’ve done anything at all”
Daily winning numbers:
46, 22, 8, and 37,605

Ok, I’ve been having an utter blast in Japan. I’ve met some amazing people and have seen some awesome things. All of the people I’ve met here (save two, which I wont go into right now) have been great. Im not sure if its just being in a strange environment together or what, but everyone I’ve met has been great and I’ve made so many friends. I hope sometime they will come visit me in Oklahoma (especially Yuko and Ayumi), but for right now Im just glad to have made such great friends.

BTW, if you havent noticed I’m currently typing off a wicked drunk. Was having a not so on-day so I decided to kill it with some good drink and better friends. I dont think I will ever bitch about how Japanese beer is so expensive in America, ITS MORE EXPENSIVE HERE!

I’ve noticed some very interesting things as of late. 1) I knew last summer when I left Japan that I didnt want to leave yet, but upon returning this summer I have realized that the reason that I dont want to leave is because (to me at least) it feels like home. Not just like MY home, but there is some quality about it that just makes me feel comfortable here. I dont really even notice most of the time that I’m in a foreign country or that people speak a different language. 2) Girls are generally the same all over the world (or at least America and Japan, as my experiences are somewhat to these places). I’ve heard skinny girls here in Japan still complain about needing to go on diets, and I’ve seen girls here just as crazy as any American girl. But, yet there is something that is a bit different about the girls here. As much as I would hate to fall in to the stereotype of ‘that American with the Japanese girlfriend’ I find that there is something strangly intriguing about Japanese girls. Its beyond the Japanese ‘look’, its something about the attitude, or possibly the personality that the society breeds — I’m not sure. Or perhaps I’ve just met one or two exceptions, the few random girls that are particularly ‘good’. Who knows. I’ve never claimed to be good at such evaluations.

Now for part two of the synopsis of my trip:
After a few days of aclimatization (real word?) I finally began my Japanese classes. These started slow, but with activities with the buddies wherein I spoke almost exclusively [bad] Japanese, my skill with the language slowly progressed. I can scarecly say I can always get my point across, much less that I am fluent, but I can often say what I mean to now. I visited various shrines and temples with the buddies, some of which I was able ot snag pictures of. We also attended a party, and subsequently hit up some karaoke action (pictures of neither [zanen]). I made some interesting friends and got to talk to many very attractive girls , but the party was too short to talk to any one person very long, so I went to karaoke with but a few friends. I’ve also eaten at some awesome restaraunts too; its amazing how little you want certain food when it just isnt available. But maybe thats just me, other people have been complaining.

BTW, I finally got a phone up here. If you want to email me hit up: jameswynn@k.vodafone.ne.jp
And when I say, ‘if you want to’ I mean ‘you god damned well better’

More Pics forthcoming…