2017年03月11日
Favorite things
Many teachers who come to GEM School very quickly find something from Japanese culture that they love. Sadie loves Rilakkuma, Chris loves ramen, and I love darumas! I don't know why I like them so much, but finding things decorated in a daruma pattern, or an actual daruma makes me so happy! I guess i think they are cute in a strange way. I found this cute soft daruma the other day and had to bring him home. I want to give him a name. Can you help me?
2017年03月11日
Florida Alligators
Hello all! I am currently in Miami! I have been doing lots of sightseeing and I'm having so much fun.
We went to an alligator farm and saw an alligator show and I got to hold a baby alligator! We also went on an airboat ride in the Everglades.
I can't wait to share my stories with all of you, I'll see you in a week!
Is there anything in Miami that you would want to do?
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2017年03月11日
Music streaming
When I was back in Canada i used to collect LPs (vinyl records), some CDs, and SOME cassette tapes (more so for experimental and indie artists), this however came to a halt when i moved to Japan.
In a sense it has been a blessing and a curse. The blessing that I'm saving money by not buying records, however, on the flip side the curse is that I'm not buying records. I justify not getting a turntable and some records here in Japan is purely that it takes up far so much space that I don't feel the justification of having such a large set up in my apartment and the headache of moving it around, IFF I moved.
With all that in mind I still listen to music but just on a much lower scale. What I usually do is just buy CDs or online purchases of albums and just play it off my smartphone or my computer and that has been working for years, however as of recent I've come into contact with a music streaming service. In the beginning I was a bit sceptical, however I can pleasantly say that it isn't bad and I 'might' purchase a subscription to use.
So guys, how do you listen to your music? Vinyl? CD? Cassette? Computer/Music Player? or use any of the new music streaming services?
In a sense it has been a blessing and a curse. The blessing that I'm saving money by not buying records, however, on the flip side the curse is that I'm not buying records. I justify not getting a turntable and some records here in Japan is purely that it takes up far so much space that I don't feel the justification of having such a large set up in my apartment and the headache of moving it around, IFF I moved.
With all that in mind I still listen to music but just on a much lower scale. What I usually do is just buy CDs or online purchases of albums and just play it off my smartphone or my computer and that has been working for years, however as of recent I've come into contact with a music streaming service. In the beginning I was a bit sceptical, however I can pleasantly say that it isn't bad and I 'might' purchase a subscription to use.
So guys, how do you listen to your music? Vinyl? CD? Cassette? Computer/Music Player? or use any of the new music streaming services?
