So, classes. Naruse "Shinkansen" sensei lived up to her name, as we started the three hour period with a vocab test right away, and the pace didn't let up until lunch, which even then we were kept after to receive our homework. The second half of the day was somewhat easier, probably because I now had eaten a large meal for the day, and the sensei decided to go somewhat easy on us.
What we're learning is "keigo", or polite speaking. This includes verbs, name suffixes, and polite nouns. The real trouble is remembering to change your entire sentence into the correct form, as it may change several times during a dialogue or conversation. As the Japanese say, "ganbatte!"
Afterwards, I went home, did homework, and then decided that I should get a little bit more shopping done, specifically in the vegetable section of Seiyu, which turned out to be a pretty good idea. I even found large onions for 37 yen. Fairly cheap. All in all, I purchased some more Pocky because I had just run out, and a bunch of bananas; for my stew, I bought some more olive oil, some beef, celery, a few potatoes, a few carrots, and the aforementioned large onion.
In the pot, I combined a chopped clove of garlic, a skinned and sliced tomato, a diced stalk of celery, a skinned and sliced potato, a diced half of an onion, some soy sauce, 160 grams of beef cut into small pieces, a bit of olive oil, some salt, some roasted dried onion, some paprika, and some basil. I added 3 cups of water to assist with the cooking. Then, I turned the heat on high and just let it sit, stirring occasionally. The result? An incredibly tasty stew that left me enough for at least 2, maybe 3 meals. The cost? About $14 total, so comes out to at most, $7 per meal. With only $4 for lunch, and very little for breakfast, I'm eating rather cheaply here.
Sorry, no pictures - I'm reserving that feature for the weekend. Stay tuned.
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