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@brains Sep 10, 2019, 5:17 PM UTC

The Great Migration

I added a couple pics from my travels to enjoy I've decided to migrate over to a new account on here, though there might still be some stuff on this account. If there is anyone who still follows me o…

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@brains Nov 19, 2017, 1:34 AM UTC

Learning Japanese 5 -- The Deadly Kanji... and Remembering them

If you think squiggles are bad... - oh boy oh boy - It's tough for the uninitiated to learn Chinese/Japanese characters. You can do fine with just writing them over and over and learning them that wa…

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@brains Nov 17, 2017, 2:40 AM UTC

Is Shapeshift Dying? You're making me nervous, guys...

I've had Shapeshift exchanges in the ether for nearly a week now. I've spoken with their support staff and they are supposed to be refunding me, so I guess everything will be OK... though I won't get…

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@brains Nov 15, 2017, 3:36 PM UTC

BACK HOME from visiting overseas - Perspective

Nothing quite like coming home after an extended stay elsewhere: The things you miss, the things you notice about your home that you that are different other places, the familiarity. I've actually be…

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@brains Oct 18, 2017, 10:05 PM UTC

Learning Japanese #4 - Reading like a child, with more different information. (More Hiragana/Katakana)

## Argh! More of that squiggly stuff! It's OK -- Breathe -- It's still simple, even if it's a little bit more complicated. 😵 # So, last lesson we talked about Hiragana & Katakana and covered the…

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@brains Oct 13, 2017, 9:10 PM UTC

Learning Japanese #3 - Reading (like a child) in < 1 week

## Today we're talking about Hiragana & Katakana. # Basically, they are phonetic alphabets for reading & pronouncing Japanese and are collectively called "The Kana". They look very foreign an…

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@brains Oct 2, 2017, 10:01 PM UTC

Learning Japanese #2 - Tips for Pronouncing Japanese (as an English native)

This is just going to be a relatively brief overview with some things to watch for as well as some resource links. I was going to write a thorough guide, but I was over looking at the Wikibooks pronu…

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@brains Sep 30, 2017, 12:07 AM UTC

Learning Japanese #1: Planning and Ranting

# Planning is important. Period. No matter what you are doing, you should have some sort of plan. That DOESN'T mean that you can't be fluid in your decision making or that you need to strictly adhere…

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@brains Sep 14, 2017, 6:44 PM UTC

Traveling Is Cool: Reflections from Japan & Excitement for the future.

# 15 days. Such a short time, but 15 days in Japan changed my life. ### Like many trips these days, it started with a flight. I flew from Arizona, to LA, to Seoul, to Narita (Tokyo). Or at least that…

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@brains Sep 5, 2017, 10:00 PM UTC

Catharsis: Journey to an unknown destination

## It started here: # I took a vacation and I suddenly woke up. I remembered why I was alive and what I wanted to do. I have been in love with the idea of traveling nomadically since I was about 16 y…

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