Japan

Varia · 03-29-2005, 01:07 AM

Well, a couple of you know about this, but for the most part, it's on the downlow shhhh.

On March 31st (Thursday morning of this week), I leave this country for an awesome adventure to Japan. Now I bet you are thinking I am some kind of loser who likes anime and stuff like that. I probably don't even know any Japanese! Hah! Who does this...this VARIA character think he is?

Varia thinks he is a guy who doesn't like anime, and has been studying Japanese by himself for over a year and is pretty damn good at it.

Why did I choose Japan? Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.

I will be going to Japan for 3 months, studying abroad. I guess you guys would call it being an exchange student. I'm not an exchange student because there is no student from Japan coming here in my place. I'm just going over there. I will be going to a Japanese high school and living with a Japanese host family. I will be living in Gifu prefecture. I'm not too keen on that idea right now because it's pretty countryside. The city I'm going to be living in has 58,000 people. I am used to 4 million. Needless to say, it's going to be quite different.

My goals in Japan are to create friendships, learn more about the history culture and to improve my language skills.

As I mentioned before, I have been studying Japanese by myself for over a year. To be honest, I don't remember why I began studying Japanese. But through Japanese, I have met some really awesome people, have gotten job opportunities and a number of other things. Keep in mind I could have chosen a multitude of things instead of Japanese. The important thing (one of them anyways) is that I picked something and I stuck with it, and I got good at it and I am reaping benefits. Well, reaping isn't a good word to use, but you get my point.

My mom just came in and started talking to me and I forgot what I was trying to get at.

Oh yeah.

I encourage you all to explore the world. Of course North America is a pretty cool place (most of you are from North America, (Canada and the US) so don't start stuff) but the world is huge and there is so much to see. I haven't even been to another country save Mexico, which doesn't really count because it's 20 minutes away. But just through studying another language and making friends from other parts of the world, ((insert race)-Americans don't count. At all.) I feel like I am a well-traveled person. I mean, you don't even have to learn another language (I do, however, encourage it). Most people nowadays can speak English, so there shouldn't be any worries.

This was inspired by the American population's general lack of interest in other places. I think it's really lame that Americans are so ignorant that they think their country is the only one worth going to on the entire globe. I know I am going to have an awesome time, and I would like to see more people with an interest in other cultures, histories, places, languages etc.

So during my 3-month stay in Japan, I have no idea what my internet/computer situation will be like. I'll probably be able to get internet access whenever I want, but I'll lack the unhealthy amount of free time I have been having these past two months. I'll probably be posting a few times from Japan.

Keep it real. And I want to see a garbage bin that doesn't suck by the time I come back.

PS Send me some $$ because it's kind of expensive over there.

**Rebirth0** · 03-29-2005, 02:03 AM

I'd like to leave North America and go to Japan myself. I've never gotten far enough to learn the Japanese language but it's always been something that I've wanted to do.

Have fun Varia, be sure to make an enormous post of what happened and what you did when you come back XD

You'll be back around early July I'm guessing.

ananana · 03-29-2005, 02:53 AM

Take PLENTY of pictures for me! I've always been fascinated by far away places.

**Moogy** · 03-29-2005, 05:05 AM

BUT I THOUGHT U WERE A HOT AZN GIRL VARIA

Y MUST U LIE 2 ME

RevenG- · 03-29-2005, 07:18 AM

lol. Well good luck Varia and we will see you later!

Varia · 03-29-2005, 08:30 AM

Silly Moogy you're thinking of Reach.

JurseyRider734 · 03-29-2005, 08:49 AM

Dude.

I'm going to miss you. Times ten.

You owe me like 4000 times going on cam when you come back OKAY.

msbrunnettemickey · 03-29-2005, 01:17 PM

heh japan... been there... its sooo cool... EAT SUSHI ALL DAY KK

The_Q · 03-29-2005, 01:24 PM

Hey, when I went to Greece and Italy and stuff I didn't get a cool "Awwwwww, we will miss da Q!" Maybe I should have announced it.

Seriously, folks, he's right. GTFO of the place you are and go somewhere more interesting. Trust me, there are other places much more interesting. Like "away" and "down yonder."

In any case, hope the experience in memorable. Hope I can actually talk to you some when you get back.

Q

esupin · 03-29-2005, 01:57 PM

heve you ever been to a foreign country outside of North America? A high percentage of people are supposed to get sick (throwing up , diarrhea) because they are not used to conditions there. I don't know the physiological factors to this, but I know someone who threw up constantly for two weeks when she visited China.

vashthestampede0987 · 03-29-2005, 02:10 PM

Maybe she had SARS. XD lol Umm I've been to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, Japan, The Philippines, The U.K.(around and in London-ish), and...that's all I can think of as of right now. Oh and esupin I've never been sick when I visited them except for when I was in Germany and thats because I caught a cold.

The_Q · 03-29-2005, 02:14 PM

Ahem...

U.S., Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, U.K., France, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and finally Turkey.

The italics are the places I've been for fewer than 24 hours. I don't count them as actual stays.

Q

esupin · 03-29-2005, 02:28 PM

*this usually happens in "second world countries"

**Snapps** · 03-29-2005, 02:54 PM

GO TO THAT ARCADE I SHOWED YOU PLEASE THANK YOU

And I'll miss you :/. Get internet.

The_Q · 03-29-2005, 02:55 PM

Quote:

"second world countries"

Communist countries?

I think you mean Third World.

Q

B3NJ1 · 03-29-2005, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Q

Hey, when I went to Greece and Italy and stuff I didn't get a cool "Awwwwww, we will miss da Q!" Maybe I should have announced it.

Seriously, folks, he's right. GTFO of the place you are and go somewhere more interesting. Trust me, there are other places much more interesting. Like "away" and "down yonder."

In any case, hope the experience in memorable. Hope I can actually talk to you some when you get back.

Q

I'm going "down yonder" for spring break =/
*back on topic*
The only reason you're going is so you can get some hot action with a school girl like in hentai. Seriously though, have fun and play some bemani for me.

HamHack · 03-29-2005, 04:20 PM

japan is cool but i like thailand

TheTypist · 03-29-2005, 04:26 PM

Yes, do keep travelling.

More travelling = better understanding of the world and of humanity outside of the United States. And that's good.

Varia · 03-29-2005, 06:24 PM

Hol crap I am so tired. I have been shopping all day. You know, last minute stuff.

I just wanted to say that when Q said "away" and "yonder", he didn't mean brbafk.

Well, I guess you could do that on a larger, funnier scale.

hey america, afk.

EDIT: Oh hey Snapps, send me the link to that arcade again. Like I said before, it's not really that far away from where I'll be staying. I'd like to go up in that area anyways because my friend lives over there.

banditcom · 03-29-2005, 10:34 PM

Make sure you get some action from the Japanese girls.

If they say "big dikku?", say yes. Ask girls for sex and you might get some because you're American. w00t

03-29-2005, 01:07 AM	#1
Varia FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, bitches Age: 37 Posts: 1,713	Japan Well, a couple of you know about this, but for the most part, it's on the downlow shhhh. On March 31st (Thursday morning of this week), I leave this country for an awesome adventure to Japan. Now I bet you are thinking I am some kind of loser who likes anime and stuff like that. I probably don't even know any Japanese! Hah! Who does this...this VARIA character think he is? Varia thinks he is a guy who doesn't like anime, and has been studying Japanese by himself for over a year and is pretty damn good at it. Why did I choose Japan? Wait, I'm getting ahead of myself. I will be going to Japan for 3 months, studying abroad. I guess you guys would call it being an exchange student. I'm not an exchange student because there is no student from Japan coming here in my place. I'm just going over there. I will be going to a Japanese high school and living with a Japanese host family. I will be living in Gifu prefecture. I'm not too keen on that idea right now because it's pretty countryside. The city I'm going to be living in has 58,000 people. I am used to 4 million. Needless to say, it's going to be quite different. My goals in Japan are to create friendships, learn more about the history culture and to improve my language skills. As I mentioned before, I have been studying Japanese by myself for over a year. To be honest, I don't remember why I began studying Japanese. But through Japanese, I have met some really awesome people, have gotten job opportunities and a number of other things. Keep in mind I could have chosen a multitude of things instead of Japanese. The important thing (one of them anyways) is that I picked something and I stuck with it, and I got good at it and I am reaping benefits. Well, reaping isn't a good word to use, but you get my point. My mom just came in and started talking to me and I forgot what I was trying to get at. Oh yeah. I encourage you all to explore the world. Of course North America is a pretty cool place (most of you are from North America, (Canada and the US) so don't start stuff) but the world is huge and there is so much to see. I haven't even been to another country save Mexico, which doesn't really count because it's 20 minutes away. But just through studying another language and making friends from other parts of the world, ((insert race)-Americans don't count. At all.) I feel like I am a well-traveled person. I mean, you don't even have to learn another language (I do, however, encourage it). Most people nowadays can speak English, so there shouldn't be any worries. This was inspired by the American population's general lack of interest in other places. I think it's really lame that Americans are so ignorant that they think their country is the only one worth going to on the entire globe. I know I am going to have an awesome time, and I would like to see more people with an interest in other cultures, histories, places, languages etc. So during my 3-month stay in Japan, I have no idea what my internet/computer situation will be like. I'll probably be able to get internet access whenever I want, but I'll lack the unhealthy amount of free time I have been having these past two months. I'll probably be posting a few times from Japan. Keep it real. And I want to see a garbage bin that doesn't suck by the time I come back. PS Send me some $$ because it's kind of expensive over there. __________________ GB CHALLENGE IS HOMOSEXUAL ARE YOU HOMOSEXUAL? I THINK SO

03-29-2005, 02:03 AM	#2
Rebirth0 FFR Originalbro Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kansas City, Missouri Age: 33 Posts: 8,750	RE: Japan I'd like to leave North America and go to Japan myself. I've never gotten far enough to learn the Japanese language but it's always been something that I've wanted to do. Have fun Varia, be sure to make an enormous post of what happened and what you did when you come back XD You'll be back around early July I'm guessing.

03-29-2005, 02:53 AM	#3
ananana FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Atlanta Age: 36 Posts: 632	RE: Japan Take PLENTY of pictures for me! I've always been fascinated by far away places.

03-29-2005, 05:05 AM	#4
Moogy 嗚呼 Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 34 Posts: 10,303	RE: Japan BUT I THOUGHT U WERE A HOT AZN GIRL VARIA Y MUST U LIE 2 ME __________________ Plz visit my blog ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

03-29-2005, 07:18 AM	#5
RevenG- FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Posts: 425	RE: Japan lol. Well good luck Varia and we will see you later! __________________ [deviantART] "Originally posted by Tokzic" we really need a "whine about your relationship problems" forum

03-29-2005, 08:30 AM	#6
Varia FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, bitches Age: 37 Posts: 1,713	RE: Japan Silly Moogy you're thinking of Reach. __________________ GB CHALLENGE IS HOMOSEXUAL ARE YOU HOMOSEXUAL? I THINK SO

03-29-2005, 01:17 PM	#8
msbrunnettemickey FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: BOOBALOOBA! Posts: 1,780	heh japan... been there... its sooo cool... EAT SUSHI ALL DAY KK __________________ בקצה השמיים, ובסוף המדבר, יש מקום רחוק מלא פרחי בר מקום קטן, עלוב ומשוגע, מקום רחוק מקום לדאגה יש אומרים שם שמשיקרה וחושבים אל כל מה שקרה אלוהים שם יושב ורואה ושומר אל כל משברא אסור לקטוף את פרחי הגן אסור לקטוף את פרחי הגן ודואג ודואג נורא

03-29-2005, 01:24 PM	#9
The_Q FFR Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 34 Posts: 4,391	Hey, when I went to Greece and Italy and stuff I didn't get a cool "Awwwwww, we will miss da Q!" Maybe I should have announced it. Seriously, folks, he's right. GTFO of the place you are and go somewhere more interesting. Trust me, there are other places much more interesting. Like "away" and "down yonder." In any case, hope the experience in memorable. Hope I can actually talk to you some when you get back. Q

03-29-2005, 01:57 PM	#10
esupin FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alphabet City, Manhattan Age: 35 Posts: 1,756	heve you ever been to a foreign country outside of North America? A high percentage of people are supposed to get sick (throwing up , diarrhea) because they are not used to conditions there. I don't know the physiological factors to this, but I know someone who threw up constantly for two weeks when she visited China.

03-29-2005, 02:14 PM	#12
The_Q FFR Player Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Age: 34 Posts: 4,391	Ahem... U.S., Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, U.K., France, Germany, Luxemburg, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and finally Turkey. The italics are the places I've been for fewer than 24 hours. I don't count them as actual stays. Q

03-29-2005, 02:28 PM	#13
esupin FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alphabet City, Manhattan Age: 35 Posts: 1,756	*this usually happens in "second world countries"

03-29-2005, 02:54 PM	#14
Snapps NO DOUBT GET LOUD Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: California Age: 33 Posts: 5,648	GO TO THAT ARCADE I SHOWED YOU PLEASE THANK YOU And I'll miss you :/. Get internet.

03-29-2005, 04:20 PM	#17
HamHack FFR Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York Posts: 21	japan is cool but i like thailand

03-29-2005, 04:26 PM	#18
TheTypist FFR Player Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 126	Yes, do keep travelling. More travelling = better understanding of the world and of humanity outside of the United States. And that's good. __________________ Joy is not the absence of sorrow but the presence of God -Nick Bank

03-29-2005, 06:24 PM	#19
Varia FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego, bitches Age: 37 Posts: 1,713	Hol crap I am so tired. I have been shopping all day. You know, last minute stuff. I just wanted to say that when Q said "away" and "yonder", he didn't mean brbafk. Well, I guess you could do that on a larger, funnier scale. hey america, afk. EDIT: Oh hey Snapps, send me the link to that arcade again. Like I said before, it's not really that far away from where I'll be staying. I'd like to go up in that area anyways because my friend lives over there. __________________ GB CHALLENGE IS HOMOSEXUAL ARE YOU HOMOSEXUAL? I THINK SO

03-29-2005, 10:34 PM	#20
banditcom FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Willimantic, CT Age: 41 Posts: 6,243	Make sure you get some action from the Japanese girls. If they say "big dikku?", say yes. Ask girls for sex and you might get some because you're American. w00t

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