よつばと！第１番

Finished another manga volume in Japanese, without too much difficulty.

Overachivement from insecurities

Coping with insecurities in tying up my identity with my grades as a student, and work performance as an adult.

Translation: 恋

Attempting to translate the theme song from 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ.

May Productivity Gains

I wrote (most of) this post from Google Docs!

2023 mid-year retrospective

Reflecting on my health, Japanese progress, career aspirations, and life beyond work.

Japan: Day 27

Experiencing 9 attractions at the breathtakingly beautiful DisneySea theme park.

Japan 2023: Day 24

Failing a Detective Conan escape room, and acquiring my own wizarding wand while surviving the mobs of people at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.

Japan 2023: Day 22

Meeting life-size Kamen Rider figures and Eva Unit 01 at Toei Kyoto Theme Park, and having chanko-nabe in anticipating of sumo fun the next day.

Japan 2023: Day 21

Cutting tatami mats with a real katana, wearing hundreds-year-old samurai armor, and meeting a Youtube star.