I just put some finishing touches on the Ultimate JLPT N5 Anki Deck v1.1. I'll try to get out a full post with all the details soon, but basically I combined a lot of cards that had similar meanings. I'm still keeping some words with several different mea

I released the Ultimate JLPT N5 Deck onto Anki a few weeks ago, and it looks like it's already due for a version update. As you may know, it is currently in beta, so I might be making a lot of changes to it over the next few months. My hope is to make ...

Over the last few months, I've been working with Memrise.com on creating some official decks to be used with their system. These decks are a bit of a mix of several word lists that are available online as well as a few JLPT apps that I have. I've combined

I've started using my new computer completely in Japanese. This is a pretty big departure from before as my old computer was all in English with an English keyboard. Simply having a Japanese keyboard is a big boost because I don't have to keep clicking...

The anticipation is starting to mount for those July test results. We are only about 3 or 4 weeks away from hearing back about our test results. The tension is starting to really get to me. I hope the weeks fly by between now and then. I did get a n...

This August has been an incredibly busy time for me.  I've been doing a lot of extra work at the school because one of my co-workers has been out of the office for a few weeks.  So, I've had a bigger class load than usual. Also, it's summer time and...

I went to go visit a friend of mine in the hospital.  I've never actually been inside a Japanese hospital before and was actually pleasantly surprised how well organized and orderly it was.  I also had the opportunity to use Japanese and help translate.

We are right in the middle of another one of Kyoto's infamous hot and humid summers. There is a saying about Kyoto's weather that it is the worst in all of Japan because it has the hottest summers and the coldest winters. I can completely agree with that.

This time between when you took the test and when you get the results back can be absolutely agonizing.  You are not quite sure how well you did, what you did well in, and what you didn't do well in.  So, at least for me, it is easy to get a bit lazy e

I've been podcasting now for a little over 6 months with 36 episode under my belt.  I appreciate everyone that has tagged along for the trip.  I was wondering if I could ask you little bit of a favor though. I'd like to know what you'd like to learn...