Happy Summer Vacation!

I'm ready to go to a secret place with my new manicured nails and new camera! :D

I'll take a little early summer vacation.
Do you have any plans for this summer?


Enjoy Summer Vacation! 

Which of the five senses is the strongest for keeping memory?

I have been wondering what it is for a long time
and was thinking it would be the sense of smell.
I stumbled across this answer and totally got to the bottom of my question today!


According to a scientific survey, only the sense of smell among the five senses
directly links to limbic system.
That's why it is considered that the memory remembered by the sense of smell is
clearer and more emotional than the memories of the other senses.
It is also considered that since the primitive mammals were nocturnal,
and they had to judge if food is edible by smelling,
the sense of smell is more developed than the others.


As an aside, I've been receiving listening training since I was a child.
I would think my memory of listening is quite good, but somehow,
I can't remember only the voice of a person whom I really loved.
This is also from a survey: when people lose someone,
we tend to forget their voice first. I think that makes sense.

My New Favorite Way of Killing Time on a Train

This was my result from a quiz on BuzzFeed.

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Your icon is Grace Kelly.
Flawless and enthralling, you're a class act who can sometimes come off as a little reserved,
but deep down inside you're warm, witty, and have a bit of a wild streak.
Your most iconic films:
"The Country Girl" "To Catch A Thief" and High Noon"

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Who can compliment others like this? This is one of the nicest compliments that I've ever received. I know I'm such a simple person who can easily be made to feel happy by a computer program. Moreover, there were only a certain number of results possible. (・∀・;)



I've never seen negative results from the futile quizzes on this site. If you are an English learner, you should give it a try when you are bored or feel down. It may improve your vocabulary or make you feel a little happier.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/quiz

I'm excited!

A friend of mine is planning to make a podcast program
or Youtube channel for Japanese learners. I'm helping him as an assistant.
All that I'm supposed to do is just to listen to him talk in English and respond in Japanese.
The other day, we tried a test recording. Even though my English is not good,
it was hard for me to keep speaking Japanese while he was speaking English.
I felt like speaking English all the time while recording.
The main introductory topic for Japanese beginners will be Japanese literature.
Our tastes are slightly different, but the writers we dislike are the same. :P

He writes regularly for a magazine and wants to be the first American writer
to get a famous Japanese literature prize. Thus he is almost fluent in Japanese,
and he may be able to answer Japanese learner's questions too.
His Japanese novels have already been sold on the internet and the quality is fantastic.


Speaking of which, the event called "Bibliobattle"
where people introduce books to strangers in popular in Japan these days.

Sooo glad!

I finally found these pierced earrings that I had been missing for a looong time. 

I have allergy-prone skin so it's hard to find my favorite ones. 

That's why they are suitable to me. :D