Finals Week! Hajimemasho!!!

I can't believe a semester's already over. I also can't believe that I'm almost at the halfway mark of my college career. Agh! Time flies.

It's been really exciting taking Japanese this semester. Of course learning the language was exciting, but for me, I think the best part was learning about the culture and sharing with my fellow classmates. Japanese culture always intrigued me, and this class has been an awesome medium that exposed me to other Japanese cultures that I wasn't aware of.

I wish I could've shared some more of my interests from Anime, Drama, Food, Music, Novels etc....

Oh well! If anyone else is interested some of the things mentioned above, feel free to approach me! I'll always be open to conversations~~~

Ooh.
This is kinda random,
but if anyone's interested in Japanese Novels - Read some of Kaneshiro Kazuki's books.
He's an author of many contemporary Japanese books like Go or Fly, Daddy, Fly, which has been made into famous movies also. It embodies the style of modern Japanese literature with creative, almost surreal yet realistic background settings and plot progressions.

Woot!

春よ, 來い - 松任谷由實 (Spring, Come - Matsutoya Yumi)

I'm sure everyone enjoyed the first snow yesterday! Besides the ridiculously cold weather and the gross gutters, it was nice having snow. Yet it was a clear sign that winter, surely, has arrived - making me reminisce about the other seasons. Every winter I like to listen to 春よ, 來い by Matsutoya Yumi - one of the most talented and popular Japanese singer-song writers. It's amazing how she sustains her popularity regardless of the fact that she debuted 30 years ago!

春よ, 來い is one of her most popular songs. From what I hear, lyrics are included in Japanese middle school textbooks...

So I was planning to have the lyrics posted too, but I couldn't google any english translations of the lyrics. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to leave you with just the music video for now. Considering the song's almost 20 years old, the music video might be a bit old-school for your tastes, but please enjoy!