My japanese garden

I've decided to play gardener a month ago when a friend of mine offered my some seeds to plant. Yes, this sounds like something illegal, but it's not! eheh
This seeds were brought from Japan by this friend from my japanese class, and the purpose is to have... vegetables! :-P Well, not exactly a lettuce or cabbage... but soybeans with the name of edamame.

You can find edamame in some japanese restaurants, and you eat it as peanuts because they're salty. It was during a lunch at a japanese restaurant that I found out this snack... and it's not that bad.

The seeds are blue and they look like M&M's, but until now nothing weird happened. But this vegetable grows very very fast! Two weeks after planting I could already notice some big differences, the plant had grown considerably. I'm afraid that one day I'll arrive home just to realize that it has conquered by the plant! eheh

Let's see if I'll have japanese peanuts in a month or so... or if I have to get a bigger appartment! eheh

Yatai!

I did it! Yes, this is the meaning for yatai. So, what do you do when you a foreigner in France? Well, you take the opportunity to learn a new language... like, japanese! :-P

Last year I decided to re-start my japanese lessons... because you never now when you'll find a lost japanese tourist around Paris! eheh
The first quarter has ended and I passed the final exam. Well, it was a basic japanese test but it's a start! :-P
I will continue with the lessons, of course... until I become a japanese jedi master! eheheh

Some of you already know my deep passion for Japan and its culture, food and the wonderful people.
It's not that difficult japanese language once you understand the basics. The grammar is easier than french, spanish or italian, and you don't have several ways to pronounce a syllable like in chinese! :-P

On the other hand they can complicate stuff. The way you count persons, animals, long and small objects is totally different. If you have 5 kids, 5 cats, 5 pens and 5 cars... well, you will have a headache! eheh

Although it isn't a personal resolution for this year, I will add the japanese certificate (later this year) to my "to-do" list for 2009! eheh

So, next time you go to Japan and you need help to walk around there... you can invite me. For sure I won't refuse! ;-)