We’ve been seated at our table and look at the menu. It all looks like giberish and there’s not photos. Quick. What do we do? No matter what you do, if you can’t read the menu, you’re going to be in for a surprise. This is generally a good thing. But, this could prove to [...]

Living or visiting Japan changes the way you think about food. It has a famous food culture that is very old. Life is centered around food. It seems almost every TV show has at least a small portion of it dedicated to watching celebrities eating a specialty dish. Complete with close ups of the various [...]

In a regular Japanese class, we are taught there are 3 basic ways to refer to oneself. 私　（watashi), あたし (atashi), and 僕 (boku). However, there are many other wonderful ways to refer to oneself in a casual manner. A word of warning though, don’t do what I do and get yourself in the habit of [...]

One of the most powerful emotions a human can feel is love. It’s no surprise that one of the first phrases people often try to learn when learning a foreign language (after the most important ‘where is the toilet?) is ‘I love you”. As a native English speaker, I know that this phrase is rather [...]