Food and Fun

So, I haven't been all that consistent about updating this, but oh well. Classes have been rather difficult. Well, I should say that the Japanese classes have been very difficult. The English classes are easy. Japanese Society is really just for amusement. The professor is enjoyably scatterbrained. Comparative Histiography is more interesting, a comparison of how history is taught in the US, Japan, and Germany. However, Japanese is rather an adventure, as it's all in Japanese and I've felt like a bit of a fish out of water. Most of the class seems to understand far better than I do, but I don't think I embarrassed myself too much on the test last Friday. We haven't gotten it back yet, so I can't tell for sure, but I think I managed ok.

On the plus side, I have been cooking on a regular basis. Last night I made awesome bacon cheeseburgers, but I've also been doing lots of rice and noodle sauces. Beef is expensive, so I've been doing mainly chicken with some pork every few days or so (Pork, while not as expensive as beef, is more expensive than chicken). The cheap wine here is no good for drinking, but is pretty good for cooking. I've got quite a few admirers who are always eager to clean the pan with some bread because they love the sauces. I also made sweet and sour sauce a few times, and it was fantastic each time. I'll get into more of my adventures later, but for now I have to head off to class.