Comments on: The Month of July: Festivals and Fun http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/ The blog of an American student abroad in Japan Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Joe http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-164 Joe Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:47:36 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-164 Hey YoruKanji, I'm glad you are enjoying the blog. :) 頑張ってね！As for the question about clothes, when I went down to Tokyo I saw quite a few girls dressed in the lolita fashions, but I don't recall seeing anyone doing visual kei (to be honest I've only managed to visit Akihabara). Hey YoruKanji,

I’m glad you are enjoying the blog. :) 頑張ってね！As for the question about clothes, when I went down to Tokyo I saw quite a few girls dressed in the lolita fashions, but I don’t recall seeing anyone doing visual kei (to be honest I’ve only managed to visit Akihabara).

]]> By: YoruKanji http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-163 YoruKanji Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:32:38 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-163 February 2009?!?! Aw man...I want to be a foreign exchange student too. Your blog has inspired me to keep learning Japanese in case my wish comes true in the next year or so. Random question: Have you seen anyone wearing Visual Kei or Lolita? February 2009?!?! Aw man…I want to be a foreign exchange student too. Your blog has inspired me to keep learning Japanese in case my wish comes true in the next year or so.

Random question: Have you seen anyone wearing Visual Kei or Lolita?

]]> By: Todd http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-158 Todd Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:57:19 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-158 Joe, I came upon your website by accident about 2 months ago and check in from time to time. I am an American living in Tokyo (for the past 5 months) with my Japanese wife. Congrats on extending your stay in Japan. I see from you blogs that you are enjoying the food here in Japan. I really enjoy your blogs and look forward to the next. Ganbate! Joe, I came upon your website by accident about 2 months ago and check in from time to time. I am an American living in Tokyo (for the past 5 months) with my Japanese wife. Congrats on extending your stay in Japan. I see from you blogs that you are enjoying the food here in Japan. I really enjoy your blogs and look forward to the next.

Ganbate!

]]> By: Zoe http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-153 Zoe Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:37:16 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-153 One of your friends I talked to on the phone the other day said that your Japanese is really good now. :) One of your friends I talked to on the phone the other day said that your Japanese is really good now. :)

]]> By: Joe http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-151 Joe Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:07:53 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-151 Thanks for the responses guys! Yes, it is extremely hot here. Well, it's not so much that it's hot (it's about the same temperature as Maine, actually), but the humidity is nuts. Yesterday, and much like any other day, I was just sitting in my room with the sweat just pouring off of me. @Nnatta and Jespho, I hope you guys can make it here safely and have a great time! If you ever find yourself up in the Aomori prefecture, send me a message and maybe we can hook up. @Yokohama, haha, you're right. Japan has sucked me in. But I made my decision from an academic perspective, too. I feel like I'm only just now starting to get comfortable having conversations in Japanese and not having to struggle for basic sentences and structures. Thanks for the responses guys! Yes, it is extremely hot here. Well, it’s not so much that it’s hot (it’s about the same temperature as Maine, actually), but the humidity is nuts. Yesterday, and much like any other day, I was just sitting in my room with the sweat just pouring off of me.

@Nnatta and Jespho, I hope you guys can make it here safely and have a great time! If you ever find yourself up in the Aomori prefecture, send me a message and maybe we can hook up.

@Yokohama, haha, you’re right. Japan has sucked me in. But I made my decision from an academic perspective, too. I feel like I’m only just now starting to get comfortable having conversations in Japanese and not having to struggle for basic sentences and structures.

]]> By: Zoe http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-150 Zoe Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:27:10 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-150 So how hot is it there? It's been pretty hot and humid here lately, which is super annoying at work with the lack of air conditioning and my lack of shorts. D: Today was okay, though, much better than it has been lately. So how hot is it there? It’s been pretty hot and humid here lately, which is super annoying at work with the lack of air conditioning and my lack of shorts. D: Today was okay, though, much better than it has been lately.

]]> By: Jephso http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-149 Jephso Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:29:22 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-149 Hey man, Been reading your blog from the start - good stuff. I enjoy reading 'cos I'm heading out to Japan myself at the end of this summer for a study year abroad, so your experiences are a bit of a taster for what I'll be getting up to I guess. KUTGW, and update more often! Joe. Hey man,

Been reading your blog from the start - good stuff. I enjoy reading ‘cos I’m heading out to Japan myself at the end of this summer for a study year abroad, so your experiences are a bit of a taster for what I’ll be getting up to I guess.

KUTGW, and update more often!

Joe.

]]> By: Nnatta http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-148 Nnatta Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:51:38 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-148 By the way, I'm pretty sure if you're from Maine, it is very likely you find Japanese summer difficult to bear ;) By the way, I’m pretty sure if you’re from Maine, it is very likely you find Japanese summer difficult to bear ;)

]]> By: Nnatta http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-147 Nnatta Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:49:23 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-147 Being the one who wants to be an exchange student in Japan, I found your blog very interesting! Also, I think it's really awesome that you are an American interested in Japan and Japanese culture. Most Americans I know don't really take an interest in other cultures very much! Keep blogging and I'll keep reading! がんばってね ;) Being the one who wants to be an exchange student in Japan, I found your blog very interesting! Also, I think it’s really awesome that you are an American interested in Japan and Japanese culture. Most Americans I know don’t really take an interest in other cultures very much!

Keep blogging and I’ll keep reading!

がんばってね ;)

]]> By: YokohamaBogi http://joeinjapan.com/2008/07/22/the-month-of-july-festivals-and-fun/#comment-146 YokohamaBogi Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:30:21 +0000 http://joeinjapan.com/?p=45#comment-146 I see the length of stay has increased to February 2009. This is how it starts :P You are home now, best to come out and admit it to yourself. It goes a lot smoother if you just lie back and accept it. ;) I see the length of stay has increased to February 2009. This is how it starts :P You are home now, best to come out and admit it to yourself. It goes a lot smoother if you just lie back and accept it. ;)

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