As of November 24, 2009...
* Brown and black still don't match but you can wear them together anyway.
* How to not care if I wear the same outfit twice in a week.
* Laundry takes a long time to air dry when it is cold.
* When you air dry socks, they are stiff when you go to put them on.
* When it is cold, its hard to tell if your laundry is dry and cold, or still wet!
* Okonomiyaki is delicious. (As is most Japanese food)
* How to light a kerosene stove
* Definitely Definitely DEFINITELY wear gloves when handling kerosene.
* Don't spill kerosene in your apartment. It will smell bad for a while.
* When using a kerosene heater, it is important to (a) open a window and (b) turn the heater off every once in a while.
* Kanji are fun to learn! It's especially fun when the meaning clicks and you understand why the word for "weather" is "heaven" and "feelings" put together.
* Heated toilet seats are wonderful.
* Pre-heating your bed with an electric blanket is also wonderful.
* The things you fill with hot water and sleep with are also wonderful. (I don't know the name, but its not a hot water bag, cause its made of hard plastic)
* How to drink a scalding hot beverage without burning my mouth.
* Students and other teachers alike are fascinated by fast typing skills.
* Elementary students are like the energizer bunny.... they keep going and going and going...
* Elementary students are really good at pronouncing English. (its a linguistic brain thing, which is why we should start foreign language education in elem school!)
* It is NOT fun when you get out of the shower and you can see your breath in the bathroom.
...to be continued...
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