Lariza

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speaks: Japanese

learns: French, English, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)

likes: reading, language learning, cinema, creativity, language exchanges, mystery, culture, music, cats

Lariza's avatar'

I'm from Japan, and I'm currently living in Central America. My English and Spanish are at an intermediate level, my Portuguese and French are still at a beginner level. I'm here to improve my language skills and I'd appreciate all your help. Feel free to correct my posts, even after someone had already done so. 🦕🦕🦕 Kudos to Robin, who had helped me get motivated to improve and learn more.

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Already October...Really?

Hello! How have you been, folks? It's been a while. I finally have some time to sit down and write something for Journaly. I've had lots on my plate, but I'm on a week off from working out again. I
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Oct 17 - 4 min. read

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Seal Pup Kindergarten

It's been a while, hope everybody's doing ok. How is your summer/winter going? Are you folks watching the Olympics? I have to admit, I'm watching it more than I had anticipated. The thing is, here we
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Aug 9 - 5 min. read

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My Diet Update

Hello, fellow journalers, how have you been? Can you believe it's already June? Avocados and mangos are starting to fall on our heads, here, but thankfully, my head is ok; no collision so far. My
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Jun 7 - 5 min. read

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地元の日本食レストラン

たまには日本語で。 私は海外在住なんですが、久しぶりに家族で地元の日本料理のお店に行きました。中米の小さな国だけども、それなりに日本料理が人気で有名なチェーン店もあるんです。そのチェーン店も悪くは無いんだけども、今回は個人経営のお店に。チェーン店と比べると格段に日本っぽい雰囲気とメニュー、そして本物の味に近い感じの日本食が食べれるところなんですね。まぁ、あくまで「近い」程度なんですが
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May 4 - 1 min. read

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Mi relación con el español de España 4/4

←Anterior Te aseguro que la obsesión, más bien un apego emocional, es la clave para mejorar tu nivel de idioma. Ya sea ser un fan de un actor o cantante, ya sea ser viciado a los videojuegos, ya sea
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Apr 26 - 3 min. read

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Mi relación con el español de España 3/4

←Anterior Bueno, he mencionado que antes solía pensar que el español latinoamericano era más fácil, pero ahora sé que las cosas no son tan simples. Al oír más conversaciones al azar entre los
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Apr 17 - 3 min. read

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Mi relación con el español de España 2/4

←Anterior Mientras yo vivía en Japón, conocí a algunos españoles en los intercambios culturales. Pero ellos hablaban japonés sumamente bien y no quisieron hablar en español, así que no tuve chance de
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Apr 10 - 3 min. read

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Mi relación con el español de España 1/4

Estamos en abril. No me puedo creer lo rápido que está pasando este año. Este mes va a pasar con aún más rápido, ya que tengo muchas reuniones familiares. Bueno, hoy te voy a contar lo curioso que me
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Apr 6 - 2 min. read

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Workout Logs

Making tables on this platform is a menace! This entry is just me playing around the tables. As you know, I like making them in my free time because, obviously, I have no life. Well, these are
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Mar 23 - 5 min. read

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La conversación con mi español

Ay, tanto tiempo sin escribir en español. Creo que mi nivel de español ha ido para abajo hasta tocar el fondo de la fosa de las Marianas, sin intención de subir, más bien acomodándose para una
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Mar 6 - 3 min. read

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The Storygraph

If you are a bookworm, you surely know about Goodreads, which is now in the hands of our beloved Jeff Bezos. For those who are not familiar with this platform, it's basically the largest website for
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Mar 3 - 4 min. read

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Out of Shape and Excuses

Can you just sit on the floor for a second? Thank you. Now, please stand up. How did you do? If you have no idea what I'm on about, you're blessed. Or just young. If your rise from the floor involved
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Feb 16 - 4 min. read

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The Mystery of the Missing Cap

I lost the cap of this marker.↗ At least it wasn't the bigger tip's cap, but I have absolutely no idea how I managed to lose it. I took off the cap to write something on my planner, leaving it just
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Feb 10 - 4 min. read

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December Shenanigans

Last year, I read 46 books in total, which was a new record for me. Though, I have to confess that I cheated in December when I read a total of nine books. I know, it sounds impressive, but not
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Feb 2 - 4 min. read

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To Kindle or Not To Kindle

Do you see the beauty of my new, handsome device in the header image? I mean, the one on the right↗ That's my new Kindle; we are officially inseparable. I can't tell you how much it has boosted my
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Jan 19 - 6 min. read

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Happy New Year...🙃

I was meaning to post an update sooner but, you know, December is always the busiest month, and it didn't help that my mental state has been pretty messed up for the past few weeks. My mother has
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Jan 3 - 2 min. read

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My 2023 in Podcasts

I was debating myself on what to write, ignoring all the you-need-to-finish-so-you-can-finally-post-it-after-all-these-months drafts when my podcast app surprised me with the year's report. Gosh, can
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Dec 2 - 3 min. read

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Typing in Japanese

Have you ever wondered how we type in Japanese? In the header image, you can see a standard Japanese keyboard. If you don't know how Japanese alphabets look, take a look at the weird but
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Nov 24 - 5 min. read

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La lectura de libros

Hasta ahora, he leído seis libros en español este año. Mi meta es exactamente seis, igual que el año anterior. Me alegro de haberla alcanzado. Ahora estoy leyendo el séptimo libro. Desde que empecé a
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Nov 15 - 2 min. read

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Digital Decluttering

It's already November and Mariah Carey had already declared the arrival of her...or rather, winter season. Folks, two months left. TWO MONTHS LEFT to say goodbye to this disastrous 2023. I'm
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Nov 8 - 4 min. read

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