There’s a wonderful crepe shop in the red brick warehouses in Hakodate that we’ve been to a couple times now. It has savory crepes too, but so far we’ve only had the dessert ones.
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Who We Are
We’re Teddy and Cassie McCormick.
We’re currently in the process of moving to Japan.
We’re pretty cool in general.
Food Pics
Some of our friends suggested a part of the blog just for pictures of food we’ve eaten – this is going to be that section! Japan has a ton of fantastic food that’s as fun to look at as it is delicious, and this seems like a fun way to share it with our friends!
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How I’m Learning Japanese
So I talked about Anki recently, but it’s worth looking at the whole picture to see exactly where Anki slots in to my process. I don’t have the faintest impression that I’m doing things the best or the most effective way, but they are working, so I still think they’re worth sharing.
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Next Steps
We’ve been in the States long enough that plenty of people have been curious what comes next for us. The short answer is easy: we don’t really know! But there is a longer answer, too.
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Anki
So Cassie and I have both been making heavy use of Anki to study Japanese, but our approaches with it have evolved over months of use, and I thought that was worth talking about.
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Killing Time
I recently read Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl. Great book, very interesting – the first half is a memoir of his time in the Nazi concentration camps, the second half a description of his form of psychotherapy, called logotherapy.
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Still Florida
Well, Florida is still Florida. The air is so humid walking around feels like swimming, the cars are still too big to fit in the massive parking spaces, and there’s still lingering damage from the last hurricane as it heads into the next hurricane season.
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Heading to Florida
We’re setting out tomorrow for a few weeks in Florida! I don’t normally mince words about my opinion of Florida, so you probably know I’m not terribly excited about it, but I am looking forward to seeing friends and family there.
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Reading a Lot
I have this problem where when I start reading a book, I can’t really stop until it’s over or else I don’t pick it back up again. Some books are easier to return to than others, but in general if more than a day passes after setting it down, I’m not gonna finish it.
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Kidney Stones Are Bad
So I had a fun Mother’s Day.
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Playing Things By Ear
The funeral stuff was a lot; Cassie may do a post getting into the specifics more later, but I’m not going to pressure her to do it if she doesn’t feel up to it. But it’s over now, so things are settling down to… well, not normal, but that’s mostly because normal isn’t a thing […]
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Back in Virginia
Boy, we knew Los Angeles was having a bit of a cool spell, but we didn’t expect Virginia to be this much hotter. Still, it’s nice to be back with family, even if it is for a funeral.
