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Life at Home

Justin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:43:52 +0000

Well, it’s certainly been awhile, hasn’t it?

It may come as little surprise that life back here at home is significantly less exciting, and thus significantly less interesting... [Continue Reading]

Memorization Reborn

Justin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:30:06 +0000

Those few of you who’ve been reading since the early days might recall way back in 2005, when I first started studying Japanese in Kyoto. It wasn’t long after my arrival that I discovered a revolutionary method for effectively learning... [Continue Reading]

Men-Suh!

Justin — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:26:56 +0000

The last time I was in Japan (roughly half a year ago), Peder briefly mentioned an interest in Mensa - probably the most well-known of a range of different international “High IQ Societies.” It sounded interesting, but I didn’t really give... [Continue Reading]

Ken Tanaka

Justin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:55:30 +0000

I stumbled on a great YouTube channel the other day.

This guy, who goes by the name of Ken Tanaka, claims to be a white American who was adopted by a Japanese family and spent his entire life growing up in... [Continue Reading]

China Wrap-Up

Justin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:24:24 +0000

After our day’s outing at Shijiazhuang Ski Park, Andy and I joined Leo and a group of family friends for a big Chinese dinner party. It turned out to be a gathering of powerful and wealthy men among Shijiazhuang’s political... [Continue Reading]

Skiing…Sort Of

Justin — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:12:58 +0000

January 29th was a particularly amusing day in the recent history of my life. Leo and his family took Andy and I for a day’s outing at Shijiazhuang Ski Park. The scene could only be described as…Three (thousand) Stooges.

Let’s start from... [Continue Reading]

A Hundred Rivers, One Sea

Justin — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:00:50 +0000

The next morning, on January 26th, Andy and I woke up bright and early to meet Leo and his family for a visit to a nearby community temple - an absolute must during China’s New Year holiday.

Not surprisingly, we weren’t... [Continue Reading]

Fireworks and Family

Justin — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:05:37 +0000

Chinese New Year is about two things: fireworks and family.

I believe my previous post made it fairly clear that I got... [Continue Reading]

Chinese New Year (VIDEO)

Justin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:23:40 +0000

One of the truly crazy things about China - aside from the fact that about 10,000 barber shops seem to occupy nearly every inch of commercial real estate - is the concept of rules and laws.

That is, there are none.... [Continue Reading]

Crystal Palace of the Dragon King

Justin — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:50:51 +0000

This post continues from here…

The morning after my bikeride to Xingping, it was finally time to say goodbye to my temporary home in peaceful little Yangshuo. And to all my new friends from Bamboo House Inn & Lodge: to Annie,... [Continue Reading]