tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17066035564310636912024-03-13T15:20:34.271-07:00not quite fluentRyan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-23932298194571977442010-05-14T08:12:00.001-07:002010-09-15T21:47:16.622-07:00i like to draw peektcharsive got another blog. just for drawings and junk.<br />新しいブログを作りました。今度はイラストのためのブログです。よろしくおねがいします。<br /><br /><a style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;" href="http://ryan-a.tumblr.com/">click HERE for my illustration blog!!!</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139);"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></u></span></div><div><a href="http://ryan-a.tumblr.com"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 460px; " src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8ioi685si1qbvhrno1_r1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />i MAY update this from time to time :)</div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-51340451665507381282010-04-24T18:18:00.000-07:002010-04-24T18:28:50.470-07:00ポッキーパンダと一緒<div style="text-align: justify;">went for a stroll around a not so family friendly park. wanted a shot of the circle of homeless tents, but couldn't muster up the courage.<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4549747374_bce63776b6_o.jpg"/><br /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4549747348_aaa9382b2d_o.jpg"/><br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4549110999_9a6cf20c60_o.jpg"/>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-17919080251388728762010-04-07T06:49:00.000-07:002010-04-07T07:05:30.462-07:00カントリーライフ<div style="text-align: justify;">i entered into the world of my mom's classic old <span style="font-weight: bold;">country living</span> magazine collection...the japanese edition she hid from us kids under her mattress.<br /><br />this is the house i was gracefully given the opportunity to live in for a week by the incredibly hospitable mario and sari<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4492277992_5889875e70_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4492278020_13daf826ac_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2758/4491638487_39544fe48e_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4492278042_c02824d321_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4499488071_bea31b87a0_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-31888776733098766132010-04-04T20:27:00.000-07:002010-04-05T05:00:50.222-07:00久しぶりの旅<div style="text-align: justify;">its funny how quickly you can get used to your surroundings. i came to japan awhile ago, but now that i live in my own apartment, have a job, go to school, i kinda lost that feeling of traveling...i missed the feeling of not knowing what my destination would be like.<br />初めは珍しくても周りの事に速く慣れるってちょっと変だと思う。結構前日本に来た。でも、もう何ヶ月自分のマンションに住んでるし、バイトもやってるし、学校に通ってるし、その周りが新しくて毎日発見がある時が最近あまりない。行く先はどんな所だろうなあって気持ちをもう一度感じたい。<br /><br />so when i woke up at 6am to get on a train headed for oita, where i would be picked up at the station by the sister of a friend of a friend of a friend, that sense of ''dude...what am i DOING?!'' came rushing back.<br />大分県に行く電車に乗る前にワクワクしながら朝6時起きた。大分駅で友達の友達の友達の妹は僕を迎えに来てくれる約束があった。アドベンチャーだろう?<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4025/4491638223_2aaf8a80ca_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4491638267_21e482207c_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4492277894_2017d8f5f2_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4492277956_7f9cb35ff7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">because im tired of being surrounded by apartments. because i wanted to get out into the countryside. just get away. see a different part of japan. experience a lifestyle completely different from my own.<br />マンションだらけの生活にあきたけん。田舎に行きたかったけん。出かけたかった。日本の行ったことない所へ。僕の生活と全く違うのを見るため。</div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-80116880552398740922010-03-09T17:42:00.000-08:002010-03-11T18:51:01.014-08:00forgive me father, for i know not what i do<div style="text-align: justify;">yesterday because of the freezing rain, customers were scarce. only the truly brave could muster up the strength to walk down the long, cold alleyway to our restaurant. with 4 staff just standing around picking our noses, one of us had to be sent home early. there was no drawing of straws involved. just a simple "ryan go home"<br /><br />my apron flys off. i grab my backpack and zip-up hoodie (didnt realize it was going to be 2 degrees today when i got ready in the morning) from the back, and walk out to the main floor to say the mandatory お先に失礼します (osaki ni shitsurei shimasu...or, i'm going to be rude and leave first)<br /><br />i'm putting my right arm through the sleeve of my sweatshirt when my boss, with a look of horror, says<br /><br />ライアン!裏、裏!裏でやれ!お客様の前で着替えっちゃダメだよ!<br />ryan! in the back in the back! you cant change clothes in front of the customers!<br /><br />you'd think i was standing there in my underwear.<br /><br />change clothes? i'm just putting on my sweatshirt...i must have had an expression of complete confusion<br /><br />with a laugh mayumi tells me that in japan, before you leave the staff area, you need to be completely dressed, even down to having your backpack on. the simple act of putting a bag over your shoulder in front of the customers can be taken as an offense.<br /><br />i hope my gaudy display didn't make any of the customers lose their appetite.</div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-56300164422851218092010-02-28T07:46:00.000-08:002010-02-28T08:31:37.111-08:00FlowerChildrenSeedのイベントに参加してきた!<img style="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4394565825_f124108b1f_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">i was asked to participate in a charity event for the children who flee tibet over the himilayas to live in india where they can get an education.<br /><br />it was a good time with lots of awesome people. a day full of music, painting, dancing, and little ol' me drawing the faces of the people who participated in the event on postcards. DUDE! talk about nerve wracking! i love drawing portraits, but to whip one out in five to ten minutes while someone is waiting (and watching you draw) is daunting! im just glad i was allowed to do it in my own style.<br /></div><br />皆さんありがとうございました!楽しかったです!<br />参加させてくれてありがとうございました。Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-86930621642119160722010-01-14T05:55:00.000-08:002010-01-14T06:22:19.289-08:00my first snow.<div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4274246306_8cee8ac3f0_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />ok, ok. so i lied. its not my first time seeing snow, BUT! its the first time (i can remember) actually living somewhere that snows, not just visiting for a day or two. and when i woke up this morning to this view i was stoked!<br /><br />i dont want to here "thats not snow! you should see the 6 feet of snow our house has been buried in for the last 3 months!"<br /><br />you're just jealous cause i don't have to bust out my shovel to get out of the driveway.<br /><br />for a guy who grew up with 100 degree christmas afternoons (not australia buddy, san diego! it technically WAS winter), this is glorious, fluffy SNOW that fluttered ever so gently down from heaven and kissed the rooftops of my quiet neighborhood.<br /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4274246192_80471ed712_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4274246246_aaf4c17e26_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4274246278_fb6dcb2d03_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />someone built this hilariously ugly snowman in the park.</div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-55543015826436080672009-11-13T18:58:00.000-08:002010-04-11T10:02:17.937-07:00スケッチブック<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/4095194435_139e8f647b_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/4095194435_139e8f647b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/4095194473_0f9bdc6205_o.jpg" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2779/4095194527_cbe10c9374_o.jpg" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4095194505_4a612cecfc_o.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2793/4095194505_4a612cecfc_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-3165972770686836582009-11-07T02:34:00.000-08:002009-11-07T21:13:48.038-08:00大宰府の秋!<img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/4082004891_3405ed2cc4_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2549/4082004843_8f00befd87_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/4085159028_6796dca7fa_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/4082004835_9c1f264d64_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2796/4082004857_721e97efc1_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3512/4082004787_a77e168872_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/4082764846_4ac73ac243_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2457/4082004777_34fc4872c8_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/4082004761_2bb32b60e1_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2503/4082764784_11acbe9bd7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2594/4082764772_b448450250_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2797/4082004713_7d9059e3db_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4082004679_cb729041b5_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4082004663_35e9844e44_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 350px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2517/4082004643_1889b729b5_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/4082764702_1030e59d6f_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2798/4082764686_08a79819ec_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-69329671647145035742009-10-30T06:43:00.000-07:002009-10-30T06:45:58.594-07:00sketchbook<img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2672/4057514297_ce5ab67f0c.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/4058251842_b231a2982d.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-49640607406087520402009-10-23T08:25:00.000-07:002009-10-28T03:44:45.541-07:00合格!JLPT 2 !<div style="text-align: justify;">for those who wanted me to write more. this is my gift to you.<br /><br />this is also my bragging blog.<br /><br />for foreigners living in japan there's a test called the JLPT (japanese language proficiency test) with 4 levels.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">level 4</span> is crazy easy<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">level 3</span> bumps it up a bit, and then a HUGE gigantic king kong size climb in toughness to...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">level 2</span>. the test required to be considered for entry into japanese universities, and get jobs as a foreigner in japan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">level 1</span> is like...i dunno, i guess if you wanna be a doctor in japan or if you want to be the next emperor maybe.<br /><br />i have no desire to be the next emperor (besides that was a lie about becoming the emperor if you pass the test. sorry) so i took level 2 today. its a 2 hour test that is insanely boring, but made even more painful when you have a bad cold. anyway, i ran out of time and took my remaining 10 seconds to guess on about 8 of the remaining questions...naturally those questions were all worth 5 points each rather than the usual 1, or 2.<br /><br />i got every single one those 8 wrong. minus 40 points right there. ouch. this is why i don't play the lottery.<br /><br />a passing score is 240/400.<br /><br />i got 315.<br /><br />now im about to brag, but hey, i'm stoked. in order for learners of japanese to prepare for these tests, there are about a billion books with sample problems, essays, previous years tests, study points, grammar patterns...are you bored yet? cause i was after about 5 minutes of buying one of these books. i got through the first 2 pages and just couldn't bare to open it again. i think its in my closet somewhere.<br /><br />how long could you spend trying to memorize such useful phrases as:<br /><br />この法案は国会により承認された。<br />This bill was approved by the National Diet.<br /><br />i know that comes up all the time in my conversations.<br /><br />forget that. i learned the basics about 2 years ago at a japanese school (and would actually recommend that as a good starter point if you're like me and never know where to begin). but now i just watch tv. i hang out with my japanese friends. i owe a LOT to my old roomies in california who corrected a lot of my mistakes (thanks meg and chaki!...and shinobi), and listened patiently to my broken japanese for almost a year. i only read comics in japanese. i only read japanese novels. its insanely hard at first, but you get used to it. eventually things just start to make sense. i don't know what an intransitive verb is, or whether "manabu" is a group 2 or 3 verb, i couldn't tell you the object and subject of a sentence in <span style="font-style: italic;">english </span> for cryin out loud (sorry mom, but its true), and i sure can't do it <span style="font-style: italic;">japanese</span>.<br /><br />but somehow, i can usually tell when a sentence is wrong, and when its right.<br /><br />of course im not perfect, and like sebastian in the never ending story i still have a LONG LONG way to go. i've strayed off the japanese road to fluency a number of times, and completely given up on this beast of a language. i still misunderstand things, or don't understand them at all. i can only read 500 of the 2000 some odd characters. creating my own correct sentences is ten times harder than listening to japanese people's sentences. but im up for the challenge, and rather than struggle to stay awake reading boring textbooks, why not continue reading that novel about street gangs in tokyo?<br /><br />oh, but the bummer is, today's test didn't count. the real deal is in december, but i didn't sign up to take it. the test i took today was the test from about 2 or 3 years ago, done just as practice. so while it doesn't count for anything on paper. im just glad to know i could do it.<br /></div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-8954996650488077802009-10-11T21:39:00.000-07:002009-10-11T23:38:49.765-07:00モーモーランド moo moo land<div style="text-align: justify;">to those of you who are wondering what im doing here...im not trying to be vague. i just dont feel like writing unless i can make it interesting. no one wants to read a boring blog. i study japanese like crazy at school, and i dont usually feel like writing anything, so i just post pictures instead. my mind thinks in pictures, so when i see a picture theres a whole story there. i guess i just assume everyone can read my mind :)<br /><br />in a nutshell:<br />over the summer i worked at a restaurant and a farm as a volunteer, then settled down in fukuoka. now i live in a dorm, school started a week ago, and its harder than i thought it would be. i go to a church here and draw lots of pictures for them!<br /><br />went to a HUGE petting zoo in the mountains with the church and ate sofuto kuriimu (soft cream)! there was a drawing contest...and i won but was embarrassed that they even considered my drawing over the little kids drawings.<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2469/4003464489_1319496eca_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2669/4003987362_c287abf7d7_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3529/4003225019_897f3aca7b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3457/4003987492_59ff0feccf_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2591/4003987662_a6a1723654.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3481/4003225369_11403d5aee.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2456/4003454245_8116fbf8ac.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 400px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/4003987834_dc91e8b1c6_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />ramen!Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-12352523295124814822009-10-10T05:50:00.000-07:002009-10-10T08:27:28.031-07:00its a nice view......if you're into that "under construction" look<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3484/3998050776_fdc73727fa_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">here's the view from my dorm room window! this is actually a welcome change from the first couple of days i was here. in order to keep my window protected from paint, it was covered over by this semi transparent plastic sheet that basically made the outside just look like a big bright blur. it was INSANELY claustrophobic.<br />僕の部屋の窓からの眺めだ!<br /><div style="text-align: left;">工事中なんだけど、今より一週間前の眺めは本当に酷かったけん、これを見るのはとても嬉しい。だってさ、前はペンキから窓を守るため、半透明なプラスチックシートが外側に張ってあった。それで光がちょっと部屋に漏れたけど、全く何も見えなかった。僕の閉所恐怖症が出て、めっちゃいらいらした。<br /></div></div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-88114402926666024912009-07-15T06:06:00.000-07:002009-07-15T07:12:27.945-07:00長野 ! NAGANO!<div style="text-align: justify;">i had to say goodbye to kurume and to the wonderful matsunaga family the other day. i didnt really know what day i was going to head to nagano so at the last second (of course), i packed my bags and headed out. there wasn't time for a proper fairwell, which was a bummer. it was a great experience, full of good food and wonderful people :)<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2444/3723819126_0ce6331ac2.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3422/3723008751_42019c1485.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3516/3723819034_a3631f13ac.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">and on to NAGANO! its hard to believe its summer here. while most of japan is suffering from sweltering, humid heat, nagano is nice and cool, with snow still on some of the mountains.<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/3723008797_163fecf9a5.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3427/3723008891_45ebe301b2_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-42595800868222428432009-07-05T23:14:00.000-07:002009-07-06T01:38:18.796-07:00CORN!<div style="text-align: justify;">食べ物について日本の文化はけっこう多い。<br />美味しい食べ物を食べるのが大好でよかったね!<br />この前は、小さいテーブルの周りに座って皆とトウモロコシを食べるっていう文化の初体験だった。<br />ちょ~うまかった!<br />Japanese love to sit around eat corn on the cob together, and i got to join in. i've yet to have bad corn on the cob here. maybe it just doesn't exist.<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2464/3690487478_e17c3c4b56_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2605/3689681619_173e5ff029.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2547/3690487610_8d979171ca.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />こんなにきれいに食べられたトウモロコシは今までに初めて見た。<br />the most perfectly eaten corn on the cob i've ever seen.Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-20977359338311221502009-07-05T07:37:00.001-07:002009-07-05T08:05:59.995-07:00glow in the dark funi try to take a walk around town everyday, just to see whats around. its freakin' hard to take pictures at night with this camera.<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3689681163_08c8fd547b_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/3689681245_ea2ea31a13_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3541/3690574996_5696e6eafb.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/3689681401_9fa9f15367.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2252/3690530542_388d0731fb.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />fireflies!!!Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-26643777277510794922009-07-02T04:38:00.000-07:002009-07-02T04:43:56.288-07:00leapin' lizards! 飛んでるトカゲ!<img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2600/3678177041_02d8b73808.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2614/3678177085_95da108445.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">they were keeping me company while i was studying, watching me through the cloudy glass.<br /></div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-17624095843218683922009-07-01T22:13:00.000-07:002009-07-01T22:18:24.154-07:00カメラマン<img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/3678176955_8137287df5_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />カメラマンはレストランのパスタコースのプロの写真を撮りに来た。<br />それを見てやっぱりカメラマンになったらいいな~って思った。Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-35265199919692007782009-07-01T09:24:00.000-07:002009-07-01T09:27:58.376-07:00雨!あめあめ ふれふれかあさんが<br />じゃので おむかい うれしいな<br />ピッチピッチ チャップチャップ<br />ランランラン<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2513/3678177221_f1c400e1f5_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/3678992212_eea44355cd.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-26665862111979599752009-06-30T05:26:00.000-07:002009-06-30T06:08:44.943-07:00すぐ近くに right around the cornerこんな素敵な場所は歩いたら10分に行けることで驚いた。<br />to think a place this awesome is a ten minute walk from where i live.<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2524/3674440301_7020a6e4f6.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2504/3674440267_59f1ca19f4.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2612/3674440353_43139eed8c.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-7898943006328050802009-06-29T07:25:00.000-07:002009-06-30T06:13:26.732-07:00ジャングルへようこそ第 2 welcome to the jungle 2<div style="text-align: justify;">ok...so i'm not scared of spiders. i don't want to pick them up and let them crawl on my face, but they don't bother me...or they didn't.<br />クモはあまり怖くない。まあ、持ったり、自分の顔を這わせたりするのはいやだけど、それはあたりまえやろ?でも。。。でも。。。めっちゃめっちゃ怖いものを自分の目で見た。<br /><br />we were moving a bookshelf and found this little lady hiding behind it, holding on to her eggs for safe keeping. of course it was a huge deal and we were all snapping pictures. i got my hand close enough to take this picture when it bolted. eika screamed and ran to other side of the shelf, when we realized that just above her head, clinging to the shelf was another monster sized spider! this place is craaazy!<br />本棚を別の部屋に持って行こうとした。本棚が壁から少し離れたら、後ろに隠れてるところで卵を握ってる女性を発見した。もちろんみんなはびっくりしてカメラ持ってきて、いっぱい写真を取ったよ。僕はこの写真を撮ろうとして手をクモのすぐそばに近づいて、クモはバッと逃げてエイカさんを(まあ、僕も)すっごいびくりさせた。エイカさんはきゃ~~と悲鳴を出して、本棚の横に隠れた。その時、エイカの頭のすぐ上にはもう一匹のでっかいクモが待っていた。こわっ!<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3326/3670628750_6be5ac62b0.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3670628816_5b3a15b9f6_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />i'm sure you're wondering...so, did you kill it? nope, just tossed it outside :) i can't kill something that magnificent.<br />「で、何ばしたと?殺したやろ?」っと皆は思っとーと?違う!そんなに立派なものはどうしても殺せない。外へ出した。</div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-15402190191634035672009-06-28T19:47:00.000-07:002009-06-28T19:55:30.789-07:00i never thought i'd be on a boatまさか船に乗れるなんて信じられなかった<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3356/3669824149_6f60318ee2_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3366/3670628624_c81a0a7114_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2448/3670628502_40a6b034d3_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-77661170823531274932009-06-28T07:21:00.000-07:002009-06-28T07:55:18.048-07:00お疲れ様松永さん<div style="text-align: justify;">matsunaga san worked more than anyone else today, cutting down the forest of weeds in the yard. here she is enjoying a nice cold iced tea in the shade.<br />今日は皆より松永のほうが頑張って働いた。庭の雑草の森を完全に切ってしまった。アイスティーは美味しいそう。お疲れ様です!<br /></div><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3667629115_ab28d32637_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3668414848_fb39741ec0.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" />Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-84343598188359732752009-06-23T02:29:00.000-07:002009-06-23T04:38:48.526-07:00焼きそば!焼きそばを作った!<br />まあ、って言うかエイカさんを手伝った。。。<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3653730534_df9729af4b.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><br /><img style="width: 460px; " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3652935469_3cb9ba1045.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /><br /><br />じゃじゃ~ん、出来上がり!Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1706603556431063691.post-80019596714215048892009-06-22T03:14:00.000-07:002009-06-22T04:02:37.624-07:00ジャングルへようこそ。welcome to the jungle<div style="text-align: justify;"><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3650359618_31a44fc4bc_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />このカマキリをキッチンで発見した。<br />Found this little guy in the kitchen.<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3650359676_52e0726e30.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />ムカデ!!!!<br />毒が持っとるばい。<br />「触るな!」ってよく言われとる。<br />I guess these things are poisonous.<br />I have to be reminded constantly to not touch them.<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3649556341_aff5f9342e.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />見て見て!<br />こいつは蛇のような大きい!<br />この山みみずを見て、写真をどうしても撮りたかったけん、2階の部屋にスルスル走って、カメラを取ってきて、が~ば気持ち悪い写真を撮った。<br />このようなばけものは見たことがあると?<br />ないやろ?<br />dude. so check out this earthworm. it's a big as a snake!!! when I found it, i had to take a picture so i ran up to my room and grabbed my camera. have you ever seen a monster like this?<br /><br />まだこの家に住んでるクモの写真は撮ってないね。<br />いっぴきのものすっごい大きなクモはおる。<br />仲良しになりそうけど、現在はただ敵でも友達でもない。<br />お互いに尊敬してるらしい。<br />I've yet to get a picture of the huge spider that lives here. We're not quite friends yet, but I think we've developed a mutual respect for each other. you don't bite me, i won't crush you kinda thing.<br /><br /><img style="width: 460px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2442/3650359654_4f3f886b14_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />ほら、見て。<br />この所で蚊に食べられてる。<br />I'm being eaten alive by mosquitos out here.</div>Ryan A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00732560630297563909noreply@blogger.com6