That would be cool if you did the pen pal thing! I always wanted to have one, but failed... She stopped writing to me, but she only wrote because of an assignment from school anyways. :(
I don't know how you could do it, but I'm sure you can figure it out... :)
Sofi
· 8 months ago
I would love to see a penpal type thing... I've recently been looking for one, but I can't find any really good ones.
If it's going to be language-learning oriented, one thing I would suggest is that you post prompts or topics or something - I've tried to penpal with other English speakers even, and the one thing that always kills it is the lack of things to talk about. (I always ended up thinking "Do they even care about this?" "Is this too personal?") Of course, I'm sure you'd think up some fun, quirky ones. :) Or user-suggested. When both people have things to talk about it forces them to use more of their vocabulary and get creative - away from "This is a pen/kore wa pen desu" xD
Just my .2¢
WOTDsctoo
· 8 months ago
Lol @ Godzilla. XDD
I am also very interested in the pen pal idea!
Ally
· 8 months ago
i think the penpal thing would be a big hit if you can do it right!! you're talking strictly email though right?
Jane
· 8 months ago
I would totally participate in a penpal thing. I've been trying to teach myself (with little success, I admit) but I don't really have anyone to practice with.
Digger
· 8 months ago
Hello Jane! As a fellow self-taught-learner, I feel your pain. But I've been hurting a lot less since I took Koichi's advice and started an account on www.lang-8.com. It's kind of like a MySpace for international people and it's perfect for writing practice.
I'm still trying to find a way to practice my speaking, though......
Mizuu
· 8 months ago
Wow, you're working hard Koichi!
I won't be much into the godzilla thing, but I will definitely keep an eye on that eduPirate project.
BTW Godzilla - my website finally moved to our own server a few days ago - and we have our own little godzilla there too :D (our designer did a great job).
And one more thing, I'm searching for a site focused on Japanese to do a guest post (including a one-page material and a video in either English or Polish) - do you have any free spaces in your schedule or know anyone who needs a quest post? Thank you in advance.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed, Mizuu
Riechan
· 8 months ago
Oooooh I am curious at that podcast !! I would be interested in a penpal system thingy I have some Japanese penpal friends ^^ and it's lots of fun !!
Jorge Manzanares
· 8 months ago
I love your ideas of pen pals Koichi, I've had some really good experiences in the past, but now I can't find good websites, so it seems a very good project! and the podcaste seems really cool too.
Mike
· 8 months ago
Woo! Secret podcastings in the works!
Who knows what this trio of Wonky Japan-loving good-for-nothings will conjure up?! I know I'll be there listening in (if only to hear Koichi's attempt at an English accent again :P). The question is, will I be wearing the Gakuran as I spout random thoughts about the Japanese web??
Deas
· 8 months ago
Even if you're not actually wearing one, nobody will know...it's like RADIO! Ha ha. We can just edit it into the show notes. "Yes, Mike was wearing a gakuran for the purists." It could even be a lie - nobody would know...not that we'd lie to our audience...about much... Ha ha. （爆笑）;-)
DavidCK
· 8 months ago
Pen pal would be cool.
mmnessa
· 8 months ago
Wowowow...! it's like you've been saving up all of this awesomeness for quite some time now!! I always wanted to know about Godzilla's daily musings...destroying cities I suppose? I always saw him as a cat lover and now I get the chance to confirm that :D And a podcast!!! Why am I the only one who is thrilled about this?? I can't believe I'm getting a mix of two of the things I love the most.
pairo
· 8 months ago
well....u can change a bit the pen-pal's meaning and turn it a bit more modern (since we are not going to use actual old-fashioned- mail).
i think you could make a little skype comunity and mix east and west, learn the culture, practice languages and meeting new people along the way...
well...thats just my opinion XD
Chimiko
· 8 months ago
Pen pal idea is great. And I'd love to listen to the talk show thing you've planned. Sounds like great fun~.
JackiJinx
· 8 months ago
Pen PALS! Pen PALS!
I need more people to laugh at my atrocious grammatical abilities in Japanese.
クリス
· 8 months ago
Having as many blogs as you do would be too overwhelming for me. I don't know how you do it, but its masterly.
2Cents: In for pen pals >_<
クリス
· 8 months ago
I just noticed one of the links off to the right. What is this Incredible Tofugu Book? Sounds delectable
(^o^)/ よろ〜！！！
Koichi Ko
· 8 months ago
very tasty indeed - currently trying to figure out a few technology related hurdles, but it should be really neat!
oh man, and I do a terrrible job keeping up with all my blogs. I need to figure out how to get some orphans to work for me, or something.
oooo pen pal idea sounds amazing!! very interested in that.
FreekyMage
· 7 months ago
/me wants japanese pen pal :)
briceachang
· 6 months ago
They are called “Designer Biofuels” because the microbes can be tailored the required use. For example, they can be designed to make “bio-crude,” which can be refined into gas, or used to make petroleum-based products like plastics, fertilizers, etc.The question of the day: How will this effect greenhouse-gas emissions? Well, thrift savings plan considering that this is petroleum, the pure combustion of it is essentially the same. However, if you look at the big picture, the life cycle, it does potentially represent a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions, compared to both gas and ethanol.
dragonlord563
· 4 months ago
has anyone noticed that on godzilla vs. megaguiris dvd that they put destroyahs picture under meganulon.
dragonlord563
· 4 months ago
has anyone noticed that on godzilla vs. megaguris dvd they put a picture of destroyah under meganulon
hawaiistaffing
· 2 weeks ago
It is a very good post. Thanks for posting it. To find your best career visit staffing power
All Comments
I don't know how you could do it, but I'm sure you can figure it out... :)
If it's going to be language-learning oriented, one thing I would suggest is that you post prompts or topics or something - I've tried to penpal with other English speakers even, and the one thing that always kills it is the lack of things to talk about. (I always ended up thinking "Do they even care about this?" "Is this too personal?") Of course, I'm sure you'd think up some fun, quirky ones. :) Or user-suggested. When both people have things to talk about it forces them to use more of their vocabulary and get creative - away from "This is a pen/kore wa pen desu" xD
Just my .2¢
I am also very interested in the pen pal idea!
I'm still trying to find a way to practice my speaking, though......
I won't be much into the godzilla thing, but I will definitely keep an eye on that eduPirate project.
BTW Godzilla - my website finally moved to our own server a few days ago - and we have our own little godzilla there too :D (our designer did a great job).
And one more thing, I'm searching for a site focused on Japanese to do a guest post (including a one-page material and a video in either English or Polish) - do you have any free spaces in your schedule or know anyone who needs a quest post? Thank you in advance.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed,
Mizuu
I would be interested in a penpal system thingy
I have some Japanese penpal friends ^^ and it's lots of fun !!
Who knows what this trio of Wonky Japan-loving good-for-nothings will conjure up?! I know I'll be there listening in (if only to hear Koichi's attempt at an English accent again :P). The question is, will I be wearing the Gakuran as I spout random thoughts about the Japanese web??
I always wanted to know about Godzilla's daily musings...destroying cities I suppose? I always saw him as a cat lover and now I get the chance to confirm that :D
And a podcast!!! Why am I the only one who is thrilled about this?? I can't believe I'm getting a mix of two of the things I love the most.
i think you could make a little skype comunity and mix east and west, learn the culture, practice languages and meeting new people along the way...
well...thats just my opinion XD
I need more people to laugh at my atrocious grammatical abilities in Japanese.
2Cents: In for pen pals >_<
(^o^)/ よろ〜！！！
oh man, and I do a terrrible job keeping up with all my blogs. I need to figure out how to get some orphans to work for me, or something.
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/73755/detail/
To find your best career visit staffing power