About Communication...

For our First Year Japanese class's project, this semester we have split into groups to write, direct, and create a podcast. I think this project really opens up an interesting discussion about the role of communication in today's world.

I anticipate that completing this project will have its fair share of difficulty. All of our group members have very busy schedules and so the first problem will be coordinating times to meet. This in itself is a type of communication error. How can we, in the multifaceted world of today, coordinate with one another to work towards a common goal.

This is where technology comes in. With phones at our hips and keyboards at our fingers, we are constantly in touch with the digital realm. This makes slacking or laziness even more difficult. No longer is it possible to feign ignorance of a meeting time unless one has an excuse for not answering their cell phones as well. Even so, oftentimes a tell-all facebook update can tip off your group members as to the nature of your absence.

I expect to learn many things from this project. First off, through the compiling of cultural differences that we want to demonstrate, I will be forced to take a closer look at the cultural differences that make up our world today. Furthermore, I will learn the technical side of editing podcasts: audio, video, cinematography, script writing, acting. Finally, I will understand more about the world around me and the students that are in my group.

To me, communication is an ease of expressing information. It is about being clear and getting the point across with the least effort. Sometimes communication is not done through language. Body language, tone, and even dress can communicate information subconsciously to the viewer. Thus a dialogue exists on  many levels and it is important to consider all of these different aspects!

What are your thoughts about communication? How do you feel this project will change my life?

Please leave a comment below!

私の大好きな本！

私はScience fictionの本が好きです。Science fictionでIssac Asimovの本が一番好きです。この本のよむかたはあまりむずかしいじあありませんです。本は短いです。

どうして好きですか？
I'm going to use English to explain this because it would be impossible to otherwise. I like reading Asimov especially because his books demonstrate a sophistication of thought that seems advanced for his time. His language is simple and colloquial yet incredibly effective. Yet the worlds and situations he imagines and explores are incredibly diverse and intricate.

My favorite story of his would probably be the story of Herbie from I, Robot. I, Robot is not at all related (plot-wise) to the movie by the same name. This story talks about how a mind reading robot gets caught between his ability and the commands to not hurt humans that has been wired into him. This calls into question the relationship between truth and emotional pain. What exactly, Asimov asks, constitutes as "harm".

Besides, robots are cool.

２０１３−２０１４年ふゆやすみ

いま大学のクラスもはじめて、ふゆやすみをおわりました。これのふゆやすみはとてもおもしろいです。

はたしはアメリカ人ですが、２００７年から２０１３年までペキンにすんでいました。ふゆやすみにペキンへかかりました。高校時代の友達もペキンへかかりました。ペキンはニューヨークよりあついです。てんきはよくないです。Pollutionがおおいです。はたしは中国りようりが大好きです。北京はいろいろなレストランがあります。ともだちと

ニューヨークからペキンまでひこうきで十三時間くらいかかります。ひこうきはあまりおもしろくなかったです。たべものはおいしくなかったです。はたしはなにもたべませんでした。飛行機の椅子はせまくて、ふるかったです。でも、まえのいすの後にテレビがあります。たくさんえいがをみました。

北京でうえはきれいですが、あまりべりじゃありません。いまちちはこのうえにすんでいます。ははとおとうとはインヂアンナにすんでいます。ちちはせがたかくて、しんせつで、あたまがいいです。もうかみがしろいです。しごとはたいへんですよ！はははせがひくくて、かみがみじかんで、きれいなおんなです。おとうとはじゅうよんさい。いまはたしよりせがたかいですね！ちちよりせがたかいですよ！おとうとはとてもげんきです。かぞくでおとうとはいちばんあたまがいいです。

そして、いぬがあります。犬はとても小さて、可愛です。いちにちに三回いぬとこえんをさんぽしました。いぬはにくがすきです。

ふゆやすみのいちにちのSchedule:
じゅういちじはんくらいおきて、あさごはんをたべて、シャワーをあびます。そして、ほんをよみます。ひるごはんはともだちとレストランへいきます。まいにちとてもひまですね！