Andrew's Japanese Blog

 わたしはすいようびにはちじごろうちにかえります。もくようびにアルバイトをします。Aliferisさんはきんようびにわたしのうちにいきます。コメヂがすきです。だから、きんようびにShane Gillis をみます。どようびにうちにばんごはんをたべます。でも、にちようびにレストランでばんごはんをたべます。げつようびとかようびにアルバイトをします。かようびのごじごろアパートにかえります。

  I found this picture from the official Pokemon website. I notice some Katakana such as "Pokemon" ポケモン, or the title "Mega" to the name of a pokemon. I notice some hiragana words, some are describing the names of an attack or a description, which makes sense since these are not usually "made up" words. One of the attacks is "Flare Magic" in katakana, which I think is cool.

  My spring break was fantastic, I had a wonderful time in Japan! My favorite thing was the temples, they were so pretty. I enjoyed the food a lot, too. The best thing I tried was beef sashimi in Kyoto. One of the silly highlights was that I got to see a capybara in Tokyo and pet it. まいにちあさごはのたべます。 よくいちじにねます。 ときどきクラシコをききます。 あまりとしょかんでべんきょうをしません。 ぜんぜんしゅこどうでひるごはをたべません。

  こにちわ！わたしはごぜんじゅじにおきます。じゅじはんごろアパートであさごはんをたべます。じゅいちじにクラスにいきます。しょくどうがすきじゃないです。だから、あまりひるごはんをたべません。はちじごろアパートにかえります。よくごぜにちじごろねます。

 こにちわ！Here are some things I like: わたしはAliferisさんがすきです。 Nick is my roommate, and he has been one of my best friends since freshman year. わたしはpickleballとtennisとCarlos Alcarazがすきです。I really enjoy playing pickleball and tennis with friends, it is such a fun sport (even though I am not that good)! I also like watching professional tennis. Carlos Alcaraz is my favorite player because it is so impressive how good he is for how young he is, and he is a fun player to watch. I am not sure if pickleball or tennis is popular in Japan.

 はじめまして。わたしのなまえわAndrewです。わたしのせんこうわすうがくです。よねんせいです。にじゅうにさいです。わたしのしゆつしんわAmerikaのShicagoでせ。しゅみわおんがくです。どうぞよろしくおねがいします。

  This weekend, I re-listened to one of my favorite jazz piano albums, "Scenery" by Ryo Fukui. This kind of felt like cheating for this assignment because the music is all instrumental (no Japanese language). However, Ryo Fukui is Japanese, and I did a little research on him. Ryo was based in the Japanese city Sapporo, and he owned a jazz club. It fascinates me that he started teaching himself piano at age 22! He learned piano so late in life, yet he was an incredible pianist. It is cool to listen to jazz music from a Japanese piano player because most jazz is produced in America. My favorite songs on this album are "It Could Happen to You" and his rendition of "Autumn Leaves." I love jazz, especially jazz piano, so I have listened to this album before. I know that jazz is popular in Japan, and I want to visit a Jazz club with Nick when we go to Tokyo over Spring Break. This album definitely got me in the mood to learn more about jazz in Japan!