hi,do you want to live in Japan too?

[RealJames]

Originally Posted by Realism

My best advice is to be fluent in Japanese before you go.

Yeah...I said before you go.

I spoke 2 words of Japanese before coming, I did fine, and now I'm pretty good at it, except for reading ><

[Cayla]

Originally Posted by GoNative

I barely spoke a word of Japanese before I came here and 7 years on am still only at a fairly basic level. I get by in most day to day stuff just fine though and not being fluent hasn't been a great impediment to really enjoying my life here.

From Cayla Dad;
GoNative, Hi I'm Cayla's father Mike. I wanted to compliment your photos, they are awesome, over here (In Louisiana, USA) Cayla and I do some photography at home and I (we) enter contest from time to time. Do you photograph as a "hobby" or "Pro" or are these are just some random photos? Anyway, they look pretty darn good!

Mike (Cayla's dad/and Cayla)

[tokusatsufan]

Originally Posted by GoNative

Here's a few from up where I live


On the shore of Lake Toya in winter

Sunset over Lake Toya from summer campsite

Those pictures are epicness.

[Cayla]

Is it true that however many syllables an american word has however many
japanese symbols there are?

Is this true?

[Cayla]

Does anyone know how to say[/b] (and write) "MICAYLA" in japanese?That is like the hardest word in japanese to find!!

I love crayons and colors!!!!!!

[RealJames]

みかいら -> sounds like mee ky la
or
みけいら -> sounds like mee K la

depends how you pronounce your name

[GoNative]

Originally Posted by Cayla

From Cayla Dad;
GoNative, Hi I'm Cayla's father Mike. I wanted to compliment your photos, they are awesome, over here (In Louisiana, USA) Cayla and I do some photography at home and I (we) enter contest from time to time. Do you photograph as a "hobby" or "Pro" or are these are just some random photos? Anyway, they look pretty darn good!

Mike (Cayla's dad/and Cayla)

Hi Mike
They are my photos and I'm definitely just an amateur. Those were actually taken just with a point and shoot digital not an expensive DSLR. Hokkaido is so incredibly beautiful it's hard to go too wrong.

A couple more of this magnificent region

On the way up Mekunnai dake


No getting below the snowline in Hokkaido in winter


It may not last that long but summer here is spectacular


Summer the time for camping and BBQ! The simple pleasures...

[Cayla]

To GoNative from Micayla
WOW!!!!! Those are cool!!!
And you live by this place?!!

[catbat]

WOW! Awsomeness GoNative.

[protheus]

Now I see why you chose the Japan path GoNative.