Kurt in Japan

最後のブログ?

2008-09-09T05:13:00.000-07:00

The title says "Last blog?" This may be the last one, as Opie and Josh (the new guy) both come soon, and I'll be with them and won't have time to blog. I hope that these things were beneficial to you guys, my viewers. All 20 of you. Let me know what you thought by leaving a comment or IMing me or something.

15 minutes of pure, exhilarating, enjoyment. It's better than crack! Have fun!

サーフィン

2008-08-26T04:28:00.000-07:00

The title says "Surfing" because that is one of many things that is discussed.

ミーアキャット

2008-08-26T04:03:00.000-07:00

The title says "Meerkats." This is a video of meerkats fighting at the zoo. Not sure why it's so big...

夏休み：三番

2008-08-17T04:59:00.000-07:00

The title says "Summer Vacation: Number 3." This is the final part. It concludes my summer vacation travels. Pictures of the Robot Museum in Nagoya. Information about the beef from Kobe (as usual, I have given incorrect "facts". Check out the references for some good articles about the beef). The Namja Town website (it's only in Japanese, and the music is annoying - but can be turned off. If you scroll down, the woman is holding a happiness cat. Also, the final "food" area is a massage village where you can get massages from around the world).

Enjoy!

夏休み：二番

2008-08-11T04:42:00.000-07:00

The title says "Summer Vacation: Number 2." As you can probably guess, this is part 2 of my Summer Vacation series. Enjoy it's awesomeness. I have decided to give some informational links with my blogs to enlighten yourself and to correct my glaring factual errors. Miyajima, atomic bomb information, A-Bomb Dome, and Sadako Saski (the girl who folded the cranes. She did reach her goal of 1000 and kept going - as opposed to what I had said in my blog.)

Enjoy.

夏休み

2008-08-06T03:54:00.000-07:00

The title says "Summer vacation" because this is Part 1 of a series of blogs about my summer vacation. (Series means 2 or 3 in this case) It is 21 minutes of pure awesome. Have a glass of it because when you're done, I will drink your milkshake. I'll drink it up.

The term referred to in the blog is "極める" (kiwameru), and it translates to "to take to extremes; to master." Also, please don't quote any of my "facts." They may, in fact, be wrong. And lastly, my recitation of the poem may not be the best. Don't be hatin'.

Regards,
Kurt

The blog:

富士山

2008-07-24T05:24:00.000-07:00

The title says "Mt. Fuji" because that's pretty much all this blog is about. 20 minutes of thrilling, action-packed, CGI-less adventuring. Make sure to put some support under the edge of your seat because you're going to be on it the whole time.

詰らない週末

2008-07-15T04:19:00.000-07:00

The title says "Boring weekends." Not much to talk about in this blog. Answered a couple questions. 15 minutes. kthxbai

東京ディズニーシー

2008-07-02T04:38:00.000-07:00

The title says "Tokyo Disney Sea." If you would like to visit the Disney Sea website (in the English section... obviously, they have a Japanese one), click here.

This blog answers the questions that people have asked and talks about my trip to Disney. It's about 25 minutes long. Watch it on a bus ride to Cancun! Enjoy!

居酒屋

2008-06-23T04:54:00.001-07:00

The title says "Izakaya." One of the many things that I talk about in this ~20 minute video.

Enjoy!

水族館

2008-06-12T04:04:00.000-07:00

The title says "Aquarium." There is more than just that. I promise. 25 minutes of joy! Have fun!

相撲のビデオ

2008-06-02T05:27:00.000-07:00

The title says, "Sumo video." This is just a small video that I took while at the sumo tournament. It sums up a typical bout pretty well. Enjoy!

相撲や築地

2008-06-02T05:16:00.000-07:00

The title says, "Sumo and Tsukiji (among other things)." This blog talks about the previous two weekends and what I did during them. About 25 minutes long. Enjoy!

私のパッケージ

2008-05-22T05:44:00.000-07:00

The title is "My Package." It's about 24 minutes long. Enjoy.

Typical Japanese television show

2008-05-10T06:22:00.000-07:00

Brian asked about Japanese TV. I said that it was crazy, but didn't watch much because it was hard to understand. Below is a link to a segment from a TV show in Japan with English subtitles. I think it portrays the uniqueness of Japanese television. Have fun!

The show

There are many more of this guy on Youtube. Needless to say, he'd probably be arrested in America for doing this, and these videos were posted back in 2006, so maybe he got arrested here, too... who knows.

京都 City Beat - 早合点

2008-05-10T00:56:00.000-07:00

The title translates to "Kyoto City Beat - A Hasty Conclusion". It really isn't that hasty, it's 22 minutes long. You're going through popcorn like mad, I'm sure. Oh, and by the way, I know it was the Red Jaguars and Orange Iguanas. I wanted to be creative.

Enjoy!

京都 City Beat - さいしょの日

2008-05-09T04:17:00.000-07:00

The title translates to "Kyoto City Beat - the first day". And yes, I really just talk about the first day. We did a lot in the first day. We'll see if the blog spans out into another one. I'm not sure.

It's almost 20 minutes long, so get some popcorn. Enjoy!

京都 City Beat -　メールを読む

2008-05-08T05:18:00.000-07:00

The title translates to "Kyoto City Beat - reading mail" in case you couldn't guess that from my mixture of English and Japanese.

To answer a few questions from the get go: I'm wearing glasses because I felt like it, sorry for the reflection. That is a scab next to my nose, not a piece of food - I had a minor accident with running into a door at my apartment - nothing to worry about. I realize this is my 7th blog - I was confused when I referred to it as my 8th.

This one is about 20 minutes long and consists of answering mail. I'm gonna make more, don't worry. Enjoy!

Sixth Weblog

2008-04-28T04:08:00.001-07:00

This one is about 23 minutes long. Lots of questions answered and two weekends covered.

Just so you know, I leave for Kyoto on Wednesday and will back the following Tuesday. I'm sure I'll have a lot to talk about when I get back. Keep on watching.

Fifth Weblog

2008-04-17T05:14:00.000-07:00

It's about 12 minutes long. I'd say it has gone away from the "teaching" perspective and gone into the "Kurt is weird" arena. Enjoy.

Fourth Weblog

2008-04-11T08:46:00.001-07:00

New blog. About 12 minutes long. Enjoy.

Third Weblog

2008-03-31T06:17:00.000-07:00

This one is kinda long. Watch it in chunks or something. Sorry.

Second weblog

2008-03-27T06:12:00.001-07:00

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This is my second weblog from Japan.

First weblog

2008-03-27T06:00:00.001-07:00

First Post

2008-03-26T07:46:00.000-07:00

I've officially created my blog and this is the first post. Quick run-down:

I made it to Japan. I have limited internet access currently but should get more within a few weeks. I'll post more then.