The Japanese word “kengakusuru” \u00ef\u00bc\u02c6\u00e8\u00a6\u2039\u00e5\u00ad\u00a6\u00e3\u0081\u2122\u00e3\u201a\u2039\u00ef\u00bc\u2030means to go somewhere for study. This weekend I went to Osaka initially just to meet up with Kuniko, but I ended up staying through Sunday to do some studying while Kuniko went to a seminar.<\/p>\n
I got in on Saturday evening, and Kuniko had cooked up a seriously delicious meal. It was a tofu dish with a spicy sauce, and along with a side of rice it turned out delicious. <\/p>\n
Kuniko asked me if I wanted to join her and her coworkers for a seminar for teaching English to junior high and high school students. The bad news was that it was all in Japanese. Another bad point was that I had only brought one set of clothes, scrubby ones. Instead I stayed at her place and hit the books hard while she was gone. <\/p>\n
Her place was a good place to study. It was really quiet, pretty warm even without the heater on, and plenty of space to spread out and read.<\/p>\n
Once she got home we went out for Indian food at our favorite Indian restaurant – their specialty is cheese and garlic nan bread. They recognized us there and the server was really nice. I think it was a slow night there, so it was good to send some money their way. In the end, Kuniko insisted on buying dinner. <\/p>\n
We hit the convenience store for some dessert, and then went up and went to sleep. Tomorrow is a workday for Kuniko, so we got to bed early.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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