I know I’m not able to have a proper Thanksgiving,…. No Turkey, scarce cranberry sauce, only dried cranberries, gravy that doesn’t exist, and the list goes on. That doesn’t mean I can’t wish you all the best Thanksgiving ever! So eat up, have some nice turkey with gravy to go with the mashed sweet potatoes. Oh and be sure to eat all the cranberry sauce for me.
Le Thailande: En Francais!
Malheureusement, mon français n’est pas le meilleur. Je ne peux pas faire les petites blagues et tous ca comme en Anglais. Mais, ca ne rien!
Souvent, je parle du Japon mais aujourd’hui est un peu différent. Récemment je suis allé à la Thaïlande et je suis visite a Bangkok et un petit île qui s’appelle Phuket. Les fondamentaux: La nourriture est pique, les monuments sont superbe, les vendeurs sont agressif, et les femmes sont super gentille. Alors, la Thaïlande est vraiment une grande fête. Il y a trop de choses à faire la.
La Thaïlande est super awesome à visiter. Il y a un grand assortiment de fruits, de la nourriture, et des choses à faire. Vous pouvez trouver des noix de coco sur le coin, du durian au café et de la mangue aux étals. Je vais vous suggérer que si tu voudrais gouter du curry, attends! Vous pouvez l’essayer la dernière journée que vous êtes la. La raison est parce-que vous n’allez pas capable de gouter les autres flaveurs de la Thaïlande si vous avez déjà mange du curry. En total, j’étais complètement content grâce à la nourriture en Thaïlande.
Alors, il est sur que la nourriture m’aime bien mais je dois changer le sujet un petit peu. Dans les rues de Bangkok, il existe pleins des marchands ambulants. Ils vendent tous les affaires que vous pouvez imaginer. Mais oui, tous les produits sont faire en Thaïlande. Il est probable que les produits étaient mauvais mais pour cinq dollars ou moins c’est pas mal.
Un truc très important pour les touristes. Vous devez apprendre les astuces du marchand ! Vous pouvez demander un autre prix par marchander. Si vous ne demanderiez pas, c’est un grand dommage. Souvenir, à Thaïlande vous pouvez marchander sans problèmes. Il est une partie de la culture. N’inquiet pas !
Oui, je sais qu’il y a des erreurs mais je vais essayer d’ecrire plus pour vous quand meme mes amis!
Dear Sun,
How nice to see you today! I know you won’t be here for long, but your 2 hours are great. I guess till next Thursday. Have a great one.
Finally a day with some blue sky and sun. Guess it won’t last long,… there it goes! More rain,… weather is quite awful here but I hear it’s only Shimane with this special weather. Must be lucky lucky for me.
Okonomiyaki
Ok, so food is kind of one of my favorite hobbies. Since arriving here I’ve been mangled several times. Out of all my travels, this is the first time where I kind of wish I just had some good old HOME cuisine. In France, I never desired food from home. Here is a whole other story. I have spoken several times about school lunch and that’s where most of the adventures come from. So instead of talking about all those meals that put me in the corner of the room in silence, I’m going to give you some good stuff to try!
Phone Camera Action
So the title of the post is the food I want to mention. Okonomiyaki is probably Mom’s best friend in Japan (and mine too)! It’s super easy to make. You have the mix, add an egg, some water, assorted vegetables and some meat. BAM! You have okonomiyaki (after some frying pan action of course). They have a spiffy sauce you toss on there with some mayonnaise and you have dinner. In Japan of course, each region is famous for something in every category. Famous lighthouse, famous food, famous omiage, famous tree, famous rock, famous street sign pole. Whatever. In Hiroshima, they are well known for their Okonomiyaki because it comes with a twist. You have the choice of Chinese Noodles or Udon! It’s alright, but classic okonomiyaki is just as good. Come on over, we’ll grab a drink and hit the okonomiyaki bar.
Lumberjack
Here’s to DiSano. To that entire week of singing on the bus on the way to soccer camp.
Sites Galore
So the new site is coming along nicely. This will be the second site I have built in the past month. I have a third in the sketch book and one more to follow shortly after the completion of these projects. Some are work work, while others are for fun. 
This one is more so for that absent job market that I eventually aim to join.
More posts to follow as more things go down in Japan.
Times Past
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A post dedicated to guys like Vathana, Ian, Kyle, Pat,… and maybe Marc if he ever reads this.
P.S. I could so see Viera singing this thing.
Working Women:
I have to say out of all the countries I’ve been to thus far, I find women to have an exceedingly profound visibility within the Japanese workforce. Now, just to clarify, I am referring to the everyday job. The higher paid positions I wouldn’t have a clue only because it’s not as if I work for a Japanese corporation. It does surprise me however to see women: driving delivery trucks, pumping gas, driving a taxi, and many others. Gender for these jobs seems to be of no consequence unlike in other countries. Speaking on this, even some leisure activities have lost the gender stereotype such as riding a motorcycle. Yes, now I know women ride motorcycles in the US, but I don’t think to the same extent as here! To be honest, I have probably witnessed more women riding motorcycles here than men. And I’m not talking a Suzuki or any other Japanese brand, but most often it’s a Harley Davidson. Of course, those who drive motorcycles here are of a younger age and typically I get the feeling it’s a fashion statement made amongst those individuals. It’s comforting in a way to see the mold broken.
Michael Jackson
So the other day I used my aweosme Japanese skillage. I had the most intelligent conversation ever! Then I came and said “マキャルジャクソンは人参です.” “Michael Jackson wa ninjin desu”. My teacher just stared at me and laughed. I said, “Real encouraging!” Here’s what I really said,… I guess with all the surgery he had it isn’t far from the truth.
