Well, the JLPT is done and gone. I went in fully expecting to not pass and just to take is as practice for December. But once in the test (which seems to be much better organized than the last time o took it five years ago) i found that it really wasn't so bad. Writing a test without the pressure of passing certainly does ease the experience. Educators take note. When I was teaching Uni classes (EFL) I tried to spread out the marking so it wasn't all weighted in a final exam. This worked in favor of most students, i think. Regardless, The JLPT Monster turned out to be just another boogie man, and now i actually think there's a 50/50 chance that i passed! Unfortunately i have to wait until September to get the results. Fingers crossed. I might sign up to take the test again in December anyway, just to get a higher score, but who knows. If (and it's a big if) i pass this time around then the goal will definitely be to pass the N2 (the next level up) in July of 2012. THAT will take some actual studying... hhmm...
At home, Ulala cooked a nice dinner and i got some work done. Then we took a summer evening stroll around the neighborhood and stopped to get a triple scoop of ice cream from Baskin Robbins (YEs, they have Baskin Robbins here in Osaka and it's awesome) to eat sitting in a little park area, people watching. A lovely evening with my wife after a busy week.
And remember, kids,
So watch your back, yo.
Symian is: relaxing in the wake of the test
Currently Reading: People Styles at Work
Currently Listening: BeatPort random charts
Kanji of the Day: 合格／ごうかく／pass
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