004 - Gaijin Fever
May 22, 2008 – 6:18 amOn this week’s Japan Study Abroad Podcast, 留学生 have アルバイト, Sapporo is a windy city, the Japanese have Gaijin Fever, and, apparently, they have Allen wrenches in Japan. That is, despite the conspicuous lack of guys named Allen.
Subjects covered:
- Japan’s neighborhood system.
- Buying a desk.
- The positive aspects of being a foreigner in Japan.
- Word of the Week: アルバイト(Ah-roo-by-ee-to) from the German, ‘arbeit.’
Links of Interest:
- Allen Wrenches
- Japanese Neighborhoods
- Severe Tropical Storm: Halong
- “A chicken in every pot, and a car in every garage.”
- Linguistic forms of respect in Japanese.
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One Response to “004 - Gaijin Fever”
hi there! i’m looking to do a semester abroad in japan in the spring of 2010. my college doesnt actually offer a japanese major but they do have 2 years worth of classes going through intermediate japanese. i dont know any right now but i’m gonna take the beginning classes next year. really i just want to do a semester there so that i can scope out the japanese soccer scene and try to get somewhat comfortable with the language because i’d like to play professionally there. do you know anything about soccer in japan or if students from the US are allowed to play on a university team? thanks for any insight. by the way your podcast rocks!
By Kornkurlz on May 22, 2008