Japan – 日本 – Page 18

E-mail to Brian 7.28.2003

Here is the same letter I sent before….. Brian, I’ll be back on August 15th until Sept 8th. The Japanese semester just ended and now I don’t have much to do except work teaching English a couple times a week. So I’m occupying my time by studying, going to the gym and learning new programs…… Continue reading E-mail to Brian 7.28.2003

E-mail to Ross 7.25.2003

What’s up Ross!How have you been? Anything new going on?Life here has been pretty slow lately. The Japanese take 2 months for Spring break! So I haven’t had classes for a while and they will start again in April. So I’ve just been teaching English but don’t have a lot of classes at the moment. …… Continue reading E-mail to Ross 7.25.2003

E-mail to Newspaper 7.20.2003

Hello Barbara, I’ve never written a letter to a journalist about their article before but I just wanted to let you know that I found your story “Their Dream to Build Life in America Shattered,” exceptional. I really feel terrible for Hilda and her family and hope that your story puts pressure on the right people to correct…… Continue reading E-mail to Newspaper 7.20.2003

E-mail to Farah 7.17.2003

Hey Farah-san! You are lucky you left Nihongo class when you did. We have to do two final projects and Thursdays teacher is being worse than usual. She now speaks neither Japanese nor English but some crazy mix she made up herself. I hate that stupid woman. But after tomorrow it will all be over,…… Continue reading E-mail to Farah 7.17.2003

E-mail to Kate 7.16.2003

Hi Kate! Congratulations on your getting married! I wish you the best of luck!Thanks also for inviting me but I think I will still be in Japan at thattime,,, although I would love to come to your wedding! I am going to come back for a visit on August 15 – Sept. 8th and then…… Continue reading E-mail to Kate 7.16.2003

E-mail to Ron 6.27.2003

Ronald, Don’t worry about the shirt. It’s says “Waseda” and is the name of the university where I study Japanese. If I may brag, it is also on of the top three best universities in Japan. In Japan the #1 is Tokyo University which is public, but then you have two private universities Keio and…… Continue reading E-mail to Ron 6.27.2003

E-mail to Kazuko 6.22.2003

Salut Kazuko! C’est Matthew! Ça fait longtemps n’est pas. Qu’est-ce que tu fasse ces jours-ci? Est-ce que tu as obtenu son maîtrise ou est-ce que tu étudies encore? Moi, je suis toujours un etudiant au Waseda. Je trouve le la langue japonais difficile! Surtout le Kanji c’est impossible. Mais je pense que je vais étudier…… Continue reading E-mail to Kazuko 6.22.2003

E-mail to Sarita 6.4.2003

Hi Sarita, Good to hear that you are in Grad School. We all know that working is no fun and should be put off for as long as possible. That’s basically what I’m doing in Japan. I got into a Japanese language program at a university called Waseda. It’s pretty cool, but I must say…… Continue reading E-mail to Sarita 6.4.2003