Arthur Binardさん の Lecture

I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to attend Arthur Binard's lecture, though I could not attend his poem reading due to a class schedule conflict. Binard began his lecture with some information about himself, and how he first became interested in Japan and the Japanese culture. He spent some time in Japan, and evidently picked up the language very quickly. In Binard's lecture, he focused on the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, though he did not talk in-depth about the political aspects of World War II. He does, to an extent, defend Japan's actions and reprimands America's. He spoke briefly about the chemistry of the atomic bombs, but mostly discussed the implications of the bombings. I enjoyed his lecture, especially because he included several anecdotal pieces of information that I feel was easy to relate to, from the perspective of an American visiting/interested in Japan.

ハワイが だいすきです！

I miss several things about my home, but one of the things I miss most is the food.  As great as the food is here, I miss having unlimited access to the cultural foods in Hawaii. As soon as I get back home, I have decided that I will eat a lot of sushi, hopefully enough to prevent me from missing it for the entirety of second semester.  In Hawaii, and in other places, most of the Japanese restaurants serve ramen (ラメン), though I do not think it is an authentic Japanese dish.  In summer and winter alike, ramen shops get extremely crowded.  I also miss seeing Japanese tourists; they are ubiquitous in Hawaii.

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まいにち、わたしはおきます。ちいさいのあさごはんをたべます。いろいろのクラスにいきます。くるまでいきません。ごごじゅうじにひるごはんをたべます。ごごにじににほんのクラスにいきます。ごごさんじくらいにりょにかえります。しゅくだいをしって、べんきょうをします。ごごろくじくらいにばんごはんをたべます。シャワーをあびます。ねます。

じこしょうかい

はじめまして。わたしは田中です。日本じんです。いちねんせいです。せんこうはいがくです。どうぞよろしく。

As I stated previously, being from Hawaii has exposed me to a lot of Japanese culture, especially the food. Ahi does play an instrumental role in Japanese cuisine, but I do believe that "poke bowls," seasoned raw fish served on top of rice, is more of a Hawaiian dish. The dish featured in the photo is a spicy ahi donburi, spicy ahi chunks served atop a bowl of rice. This dish is served in all sushi restaurants in Hawaii, and is extremely popular among locals. The quality of the fish is highly dependent on the restaurant and the price. The spicy ahi donburi in the photo costs $7.95, even though the portion is rather small. Still, as expensive as the dish may get, many, including myself, believe that it is worth it.