In English you often hear people say, “Good luck.” In Japanese the phrase you say in situations like that is “Gambatte” which means “keep at it” or “keep trying your best.” I guess if you’ve got perseverance the rest just follows.
Archive for April, 2004
Keep going
April 7th, 2004The Big Japan Trip: Hiroshima
April 2nd, 2004
A-bomb dome
Paper cranes folded for peace
Memorial arch
Before
After
The Big Japan Trip: Ama no Hashidate
April 2nd, 2004
The “Bridge to Heaven”
the growing army
April 2nd, 2004of figurines on my desk
rant
April 1st, 2004Some days here are just mentally draining and exhausting. Today is one.
Went to a food market again today. It’s horrible, being practically illiterate. I’m in a situation I’m unfamiliar with (grocery store) trying to find stuff where everythingis written differently, so that I can cook something that I have no idea what it tastes like.
As for kanji, the wonderful Chinese characters, ugh. Maybe I should give this up and study Korean. But I still need to be able to speak to people; otherwise it’s a moot point.
