Journal created:
on 9 February 2001 (#55173)
Updated:
on 15 May 2010
Name:
Veronica
Location:
Godalming, United Kingdom
I'm a graduate student in Japanese Studies at The University of Sheffield. I originally hail from St. Louis, Missouri, but opted to come to England to study Japan because it's cheaper, faster to get an MA, and one amazing (and intense) program.
I love the Japanese language, and am always trying to improve my reading, speaking, and writing ability in it. Feel free to send me a message in it, though be gentle; I'm still not very good at it yet.
Academic interests include racist stereotyping of Japanese and Americans to opposing sides during World War II, the meteoric rise and fall of Japanese "tarento", and the written works of Kenji Miyazawa.
Personal interests include traveling, sightseeing, exploring London, drinking copious amounts of tea, and video games.
I also love music and singing, but my days of doing so are, unfortunately, coming to a close.
I love the Japanese language, and am always trying to improve my reading, speaking, and writing ability in it. Feel free to send me a message in it, though be gentle; I'm still not very good at it yet.
Academic interests include racist stereotyping of Japanese and Americans to opposing sides during World War II, the meteoric rise and fall of Japanese "tarento", and the written works of Kenji Miyazawa.
Personal interests include traveling, sightseeing, exploring London, drinking copious amounts of tea, and video games.
I also love music and singing, but my days of doing so are, unfortunately, coming to a close.
anime, astrology, astronomy, beauty and the beast, ben folds, ben folds five, british accents, chai, classical music, college, computers, diana krall, doctor who, evangelion, fantasy, fei and elly, final fantasy xi, franz ferdinand, futons, graphic design, green tea, hugo weaving, japan, japanese culture, jazz, kaitenzushi, karaoke, keane, kenji miyazawa, lord of the rings, love, mika nakashima, minor chords, mmorpgs, monty python, nerds, neverending story, neverwinter nights, new age music, new order, onsen, opera, paul mcgann, penny arcade, pgsm, philosophy, photoshop, piano, piano rock, puccini, pvp, pwning kanji, quentin tarantino films, religious studies, revolutionary girl utena, roleplaying, rpgs, sailor moon, sarah brightman, science fiction, seafood, seventies porn colin, shrimp, singing, spoony bards, stanley kubrick films, star trek, starbucks, sushi, tambourines, tazo chai tea latte, tea, the spoony bards, umsl, vocalists, winter, wit, world of warcraft, xenogears, xenosaga, yasunori mitsuda, zed, 日本語