Self Taught Japanese to Begin Live Streaming on YouTube
I’ve decided to start doing live streaming on YouTube where I talk about learning Japanese and other related topics. The first public session is scheduled for this coming Saturday.
Category Archives: meetings
Self Taught Japanese to Begin Online Japanese Classes [BETA]
Because of the unfortunate situation in the world at this time, many people are turning to online options to continue their learning, social interactions, or even exercise. Blogs like this one already take advantage of the internet, and if anything I have seen a rise in hits over the last few weeks. But I’ve been… Read More »
Finding Japanese Singles in Portland (or anywhere else)
The other day I got a comment from a reader asking about if I knew anywhere to meet Japanese singles in Portland. Although I don’t typically talk about this sort of topic, it is related enough to Japan/Japanese and I have some experience in this area myself, so I thought I would put down my… Read More »
Event Review: Mochitsuki 2017: 21st Annual Japanese American New Year Celebration (もちつき)
Around May last year, my family and I moved to Portland, Oregon from South Florida. One of the reasons was it’s active Japanese culture, and I recently attended an event which truly personified this culture: Mochitsuki 2017, held in Downtown Portland today (Jan 29). Mochitsuki (餅つき or もちつき) is a tradition in Japan which involves pounding glutinous rice to… Read More »
Report: Meetup at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会)
A few days ago I wrote about an upcoming meetup at the Kale (カレー) restaurant in Portland for the “Portland Japanese Language Exchange” group. It was 6pm-8pm today and I just got back, so I thought I would write a summary of how it was. All in all, I had a really fun time, having… Read More »
Meetup this Saturday at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会)
When we lived in Florida, I had attended a Meetup for those studying Japanese. While it was fun, I wasn’t motivated enough to go back a second time. However, having recently moved to Meetup now I have the opportunity of attending Portland’s own version of that, which seems somewhat active with over 200 people registered.… Read More »