Flew Chicago to San Francisco today on the first leg of my trip and I love this picture of the skies. Click on the picture and it will take you to the others I shot 🙂
Off I go!
8 MayHooray!
I officially leave Iowa City for the Chicago airport sometime tomorrow. My mom is driving me up there (no point in leaving a car there for 3 months) and then coming back. Since the drive is so far, we’ve decided to stay in a hotel overnight since I have to be at the airport at 3:30 a.m. on Friday. I have to say this whole thing has been horrible (Chinese Embassy lost my passport, resulting in three six-hour trips up to Chicago in a week during final exams, etc.) but I am so happy it is finally getting underway. I did learn a lot during the process, so I’ll upload some of the tips in the next few days. Wish me luck! I’ll start posting again here in the next week or so as I arrive in Japan. Praying everything works out perfectly!
Tata!
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7 Foot Floating Head
25 Apr0_0. . .
Mom, Dad, guess what I found! This is seriously a story to be told. LOL
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Psy(chology): Not the True Korea
19 AprPsy(chology): Not the True Korea
The Singer Psy
Take a moment and go check out this article: “Psy’s new track ‘Gentleman’ Banned in South Korea. Yep, that’s right Psy has made another video. Brings back traumatic memories of a certain song being stuck in your head for days when every radio, club, restaurant, and Wal-Mart was airing it.
The first video “Gangnam Style” was so popular, it drove searches for South Korea through the roof. I was living in the Gangnam (aka Kangnam) area when the song first came out. Previously, when friends asked where I was, I had to explain carefully where Korea was; trying to explain “South” Korea usually was more than they cared to get. But suddenly, everyone know where the country was. Korea was popular, the entire nation Continue reading
How to Install Line (A step-by-step guide)
18 AprThis is the old website. UPDATED INSTRUCTIONS 2016 ARE AVAILABLE HERE!
Line is a kind of messenger system, like Skype only it’s not based out of the U.S. It’s kind of a weird cross between Twitter, Tumblr, and Skype really, you’ll find pictures, chat message, phone services, and you can join in on live chats as well. Anyway, a bunch of people have been looking for directions on installation, so here you go!
GETTING “LINE” DOWNLOADED INITIALLY
You can try just searching for “Line” in your smartphone app store. It usually brings it up as the first or second result. It’s a green button that says “Line.” Just remember, you have to set it up on your smartphone/I-Pod before you can put it on your computer. Line requires it.
- Go to the official Line website at line.naver.jp/en/
- Click theGreen “Download” button. You will have to set it up on your ipod/iphone/smart phone before you can install it on the computer. I put it on my Ipod, so I went through the Iphone process. I’m assuming it is similar for other mobiles.
- Click the Green button for your mobile choice. It will take you to I-Tunes for Apple products and GooglePlay for Android products, ditto for the other app programs. From now on I’ll approach it from the I-Tunes version.
- Once it locates “Line by NAVER Japan Corporation,” click the Blue “View in I-Tunes.”
- Off you go to I-tunes where you download it like any other app and transfer it over onto your I-Pod. I’ll upload a post soon on how to do this if you don’t know how. Open the Program on your Mobile Device.
This is what the app looks like
- Now, you will have to enter in an email address and password (Keep these, you’ll need them to install it on your computer). Then go through the other set up processes, this will include your profile fic, username, terms & conditions, and verification. The Phone number should be something you’ll get text messages on since they send you a passcode for human verification purposes. Enter in the number from the text message when it asks. Once it is installed, you’re good to go here.
- To install it on your computer go back to the official Line website at line.naver.jp/en/
- Click the Green “Download” button and pick your computer. Download the file, enter your email address and password when it asks, and you are set!
BLACKBERRY DIRECTIONS
I haven’t tried this on a Blackberry, but I’ve been told by trusted sources that this is the process (It’s also the advised directions from LINE).
1. Tap More > Add Friends > Official to open the Official Accounts list.
2. Tap the Official Account you wish to add to your Friends list, and tap Add.
These directions can also be found here.
How to Find Super Junior’s new Official Line (A step-by-step guide w/Pictures)
17 AprAlso applies to all other Official Line Accounts
Super Junior
Other fans of the KPOP band Super Junior have been asking how to locate their Official Line link, since most of the sites tell you it’s up but not how to locate it. So here you go! Enjoy!
You can also find directions on locating JYJ’s line Here
P.S. Line is a kind of messenger system, like Skype only it’s not based out of the U.S. It’s kind of a weird cross between Twitter, Tumblr, and Skype really, you’ll find pictures, chat message, phone services,and you can join in on live chats as well. Continue reading
Finals Are Coming
17 AprHello!
Just letting you all know that I might not really be online for the next couple weeks. Finals are arriving and I’m preparing for my trip to Asia this summer (I leave last day of finals), so everything will be incredibly hectic. And while I do so love posting here, my mother will kill me if I get bad grades because of this 😛
So goodbye for a while, but I will return with stories this summer of my trips!! Love you all,
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Traveler’s Lodestone
13 AprHello one and all! I am proud to announce that I have officially co-authored a series of three books.
We drew on the idea that people frequently working with different foreign languages (whether talking to ESL speakers at home or when traveling abroad) need some kind of universal guide.
Since I work with a lot of people who don’t necessary speak English (or at least not terribly well), I have frequently found myself needing a quick translator. While I’ve spent time studying Spanish, Arabic, etc., I’m not fluent in every language that’s out there. And no one else is either. So these books are meant to carry you through those times. The times when you are headed to France (where you can know the language), but you have to buy batteries in Germany on the way. Or where you meet up with that nice Vietnamese mother at the office and you want to ask her for her phone number. Or where you know some basic elements of the language, but it isn’t enough to spend an entire summer living there on.
Since you don’t have the words available, these books allow you to use the power of the picture! If you need the train station, just go to the picture and point to the train. Or, if your son is allergic to pork, but they are offering you Hotdogs, go to that section of th,e book. Perhaps you need a car seat for your baby in that rental car?–go to the picture.
So as to keep the book manageable, we ended up splitting it into 3 sections. Volume 1: Go, See, Do covers the things you need to get you where you want to go: Travel Documentation, Means of Transportation, Hotel words, Restaurant words, Bathroom words, etc. Volume 2: Needs Must covers the things you will have to have for critical information: Emergency terms (hospital, police station, blood), General Commonalities (colors, weather, numbers), Medical Information, People (baby, student, etc.). Volume 3: Finishing Touches offers the things that you need to make your trip perfect: Recreation, Shopping (grocery, jewelry, clothing, office store), etc.
You can find out more on the book’s Facebook page here. Please pass it on! We’d really appreciate the encouragement!
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
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