Today Michiko-San was explaining to me that when you learn Japanese, it must cook like a stew- slowly and for a long time- until it gets better. This slow but constant cooking process is what makes stew so rich, and the house smell so good! I told her that we use “stew” as a verb in English that has nothing to do with actually eating the food, and everything to do with the analogy she was painting! “Let it stew for awhile”, think about it, process, or “sleep on it.” Or even when someone is angry: “He’s not talking to me- he’s just stewing in the car. I don’t want to talk to him now!” Conveniently, to do with being angry, we are also “boiling” mad. So, from the teacher to us all, give your brain some time to stew over what you are learning, and just soak it in. Patience- it will taste better in the end than something cooked in a microwave

Hello everyone!  My name is Lindsey and I am a new NACOS student.  I also am new to Hawaii- my husband and I recently moved here.  We were married by China Man’s Hat, on the beach.  I’m looking forward to learning Japanese- I have a dear friend who is from Tokyo and I hope to visit her one day.  Nice to meet you via the NACOS blog.  Much Aloha, Lindsey.