SOFTWARE, JAPAN, SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND

If you missed it, I actually posted yesterday too (gasp!). I usually only post on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (getsuyoubi, suiyoubi, kinyoubi) - but yesterday something hit me like a ton of bricks (see below).

Anyway, today is the picture post. I do study Japanese daily, but often using different mediums. One of the tools that I use to study Japanese is my Nintendo DS. I bought a DS as a study tool solely on the recommendation of a co-worker, and I am not at all displeased with how it has helped me.

I own 2 games for my DS, if you can call them games. A Japanese dictionary that lets you write the Kanji to look them up (I’ll post more about it next week), and the one pictured below.

This is how Charles Abbott studies the intricacies of drawing Kanji. This game is great for teaching stroke order and proper techniques in making Kanji look good in written form. The games name says “bi moji tore-ningu” which translates to “pretty characters training” or “pretty script training” ~~ how to write beautiful Japanese characters.

It tracks my progress, shows me how I am improving, and best of all this game is fun.

And finally a random photo. Some colorful cushions we have in our apartment. We don’t have much furniture (no couch, no chairs other than my computer chair), so cushions are a must.

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