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Written By Kristopher Matheson

February 23, 2024 (FRIDAY ZOOM)

  • It’s been raining all morning. It was so cold, I was expecting snow!

  • The forecast was calling for snow, but luckily it has only rained.

  • It was so cold in the room that it felt like I was shivering on the inside.

    • I had no choice but to endure during the class.

  • Japanese newspapers were running articles on catnommics because it was National Cat Day on the twenty-second.

  • Your video has frozen, is your internet ok? (NOT freezed)

    • Your internet is cutting off your voice.

  • Most children are able to adjust to life in a foreign country.

    • They attended a local school and learned the local language.

  • Did you live continuously overseas?

  • After graduation, did they get jobs at companies in Japan?

  • That survey sounds like a popularity contest, not real journalism.

Vocabulary

  • Catnomics; (a coined word “cat”+ “economics”) the cost of keeping the pets and the sale of feline-related goods

  • Shiver; (verb) shake slightly and uncontrollably; because of being cold, frightened, or excited

  • Popularity contest; the most popular or well-liked person in a group, often based on things like appearance, personality, or social status.

Kristopher Matheson

Hello, I'm Kristopher, a Canadian teaching English & photographer in Japan. I am primarily interested in urban environments and the people found there, as well as abstractionism in architecture and landscapes.

http://www.krismatheson.com
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