Just Another Day

I wish I had an exciting story, but, I guess it’s true: “No news is good news.”

I took my little Canon Ixy800IS again for the first time in a long time, but I only took a few pics. One good thing is that I have been enjoying reading some Japanese literature, both in books and online. I used to read translations. It’s great to be able to read them in Japanese now. I won’t lie, though, I sometimes need to use my dictionary, and I often need to read things more than once to get the full meaning.

But I can understand a lot, and i’ve been noticing a lot of improvements lately. I have also been working on grammar and polite, business Japanese. I have also been able to use business Japanese a lot more in my job again lately, which is a great motivator. I’ve been pretty busy at work, but I have had time to study and enjoy life a bit.

That’s all I have to report for now. But here a few pictures. Hope everyone is doing well.

I usually go to this coffeeshop on Wednesday mornings. It’s near Ichigaya Station. It is cozy, and there is always an empty seat. Tully’s is another coffee shop chain from Seattle. It’s usually more comfortable for studying than Starbucks, though it depends on the shop.

The Sobu Line. I could have taken this train all the way home, but it was too early to go home…

I shot this from the train, right as the doors were starting to close. Don’t ask me why.

I shot this on the train, from Gotanda Station, while we were stopped. I was on the Yamanote Line.

As always, you can click on any picture to go to the original on my flickr page.