Electra
Been a while, but this is no time to talk!
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!
Roy and Electra are at a 10-day silent meditation retreat from Dec 22, 2011 until Jan 2, 2012 and will not have internet or phones. Feel free to email or leave a voicemail to contact either of us if it is not an emergency, and we will respond when [...]
Thailand!
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010written by Electra
Roy and I joined forces with my cousin Kat and her hubby Hans to go to Thailand for Christmas and New Years and then some. It has been a nice level of adventure thus far.
ただいま！
Sunday, August 16th, 2009We’re back in Sapporo! Good morning to all. Back to work.
Visiting Home: an updating schedule
Monday, July 27th, 2009Roy and Electra are coming home to the PacNW area from July 21 to Aug 14 this year! Here is their schedule:
Note: There was a mistake in days between July 29 and Aug 7. We have corrected it. Please double check!
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Date
Day
Location
Host
Plans
7-21
Tue
Sapporo → Taipei → Olympia/Tacoma
Eva Flight [...]
Dreams Can Come True
Friday, May 15th, 2009I know this is silly, but I love green and my whole life I’ve wanted green clothing. Wait, let me qualify that. I’ve wanted affordable green clothing.
Thanks to UniQlo, I can finally clothe myself entirely in green!
And there was much rejoicing!
Teriyaki sauce, and Portland
Friday, March 13th, 2009照り焼き sauce. Roy and I (Electra) finally looked it up. The “teri” in teriyaki means “shiny” or “shining.” The “yaki” means “cook/grill/heat over flame in some fashion.” I think this is because the sugar in teriyaki sauce will caramelize, making the meat etc. glisten. Of course, 照る the verb actually means [...]
2級 不合格 した
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009Roy and I have both received our results for the 日本語能力試験2級 (otherwise known as the JLPT 2) and we both failed. Roy did not pass by 7 points (233 out of 300), and I did not pass by 9 points (231 out out of 300). Passing requires 60% correct, or 240 points. There [...]
in Japan for another 1.5 years.
Monday, December 22nd, 2008written by Electra
So, the rumor mill may be flying, perhaps accurately. I thought we should tell people here.
Roy and I, after talking to our friends here (some of whom are from Portland) and our friends and family back home, and watching the economic situation, and using financial calculators and payment plans, and comparing our work [...]
日本語能力試験二級を受けた。
Sunday, December 7th, 2008written by Electra
ふぅっ！受けた！
日本語能力試験二級を終わりました。合格したかどうか2月まで知られません。これから、心配するまいと思います。
Phew! Took it!
We finished the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam 2nd Level. We won’t be told whether or not we passed until February. Henceforth, we don’t intend to worry about it.
We spent a lot of time these past few weeks worrying and studying hard. The test is quite challenging.
For example, Roy [...]
Thrilling but not official.
Saturday, October 25th, 2008written by Electra
We did not in fact do Thrill The World, but Electra did the dance at a Halloween party for a small town’s elementary school kids. It was good times. Roy did not dance, but haunted a stage for the benefit of the kids. He was a zombie, and I was a pirate. [...]