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What I did this weekend - 10/11

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 ใใซใ‚‡ใ†ใณ、 on-campus ใƒšใƒƒใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒณใ‚ฐใ‚บใƒผ ใซ ใ„ใใพใ—ใŸ! ใ‚ใŸใ— ใ‚ ใฉใ†ใถใค ใŒ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ ใงใ™ ใ‹、ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ I was very excited.  ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ ใ—ใ‚ƒใฃใ—ใ‚“ ใŠ ใจใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ: ็‰› (cow) ๐Ÿฅน ใ‚ขใƒซใƒ‘ใ‚ซ ๐Ÿค“ ใƒคใ‚ฎ ๐Ÿ‘… ใ”ใ” ใ‚ใใ˜ ใฏใ‚“、 Cloudwalking ใ‚ซใƒ•ใ‚ง ใง ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก ใจ ใฐใ‚“ใ”ใฏใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ—ใŸ。 ใƒ”ใ‚ถ ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ—ใŸ。 ใฉใ†ใ‚ˆใณ、 ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใŠtใƒใƒƒ ใƒ•ใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซ ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ  ใซ ใ„ใใพใ›ใ‚“ ใงใ—ใŸ ใŒ、ใจใ“ใ—ใ‚ƒใ‚“ ใง ใ„ใงใ‚“ใŒใ (genetics) ใ‚„ ใ›ใ„ใถใค ใ˜ใ‚“ใ‚‹ใ„ใŒใ (biological anthropology) ใ‚’ ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ; ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰、ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ。 As a reward, ใƒฉใƒผใƒกใƒณ ใฎ ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณ (Jinya Ramen) ใง ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก ใจ ใฐใ‚“ใ”ใฏใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ—ใŸ。 ใซใกใ‚ˆใ†ใณ ใ‚‚ ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ† ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ; ใ‚‰ใ„ใ—ใ‚…ใ† ใ‚ midterms! (ใ‚ฌใƒณใƒใƒฌ!) ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ ใพใŸ! --Lily

What I did this weekend!

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 ใ“ใ‚“ใ„ใกใ‚! Churchใƒผใงใ™。 ใ‚‚ใใ‚ˆใŠใณ ใฎ ใ”ใœใ‚“ ใ”ใ˜ ใฏใ‚“ ใซ Minnesota ใฎ Minneapolis ใง ใ‚Šใ‚‡ใ“ใŠใ—ใพใ—ใŸ。 AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society)conference ใซ ใ„ใใพใ—ใŸ。 ใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ ใฎ cultural burning ใจ blood quantum ใจ health research ใจ data sovereignty ใซ ใใใพใ—ใŸ。 I even met an author of a  ใปใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใ‚ˆใฟใพใ—ใŸ! ใฐใ‚“ใ”ใฏใ‚“ ใ‚’ researcher ใฎ ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก ใจ ใŸในใพใ—ใŸ。 Native science ใŒ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ ใงใ™; Native health ใซ ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ—ใ”ใจ ใŒ ใ—ใŸใ„ ใงใ™。 ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰、AISES conference ใŒ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ ใงใ™。 Norbert Hill Jr. ใฎ blood quantum ใฎ   ใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณ 。 ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ ใ“ใ†ใ“ใ† ใฎใจใ、 Norbert Hill Jr. ใฎ ใปใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใ‚ˆใฟใพใ—ใŸ。 ใ ใ„ใ™ใ ใงใ™!  ใฉใŠใ‚ˆใณ ใฎ ใ”ใ” ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใ˜ ใ”ใ‚ ใซ South Bend ใซ ใ‹ใˆใ‚Šใพใ™。 ใ„ใพ、 ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ ใŒ ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ ใ‚ใ‚‹! Wish me luck. ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚ ใพใŸ! --Lily

Media of the Week #2

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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใ‚! Church-ใงใ™。 ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใ—ใ‚…ใฟ ใ‚ ใŠใ‚“ใŒใ ใงใ™。 Onuki Taeko ใฎ ”4:00 A.M.” ใŒ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ ใงใ™。It was released in the 70s. I have always enjoyed this ใ†ใŸ  and how it sounds,  ใงใ‚‚  I have never really understood the lyrics. With what I have learned in Japanese so far, I can only recognize the word ใ„ใพ ใ‚’、 and other particles. ใงใ‚‚, ใˆใ„ใ” ใฎ lyrics ใ‚’ ใ‚ˆใฟใพใ™。 ใใ‚Œใ„ ใงใ™! And, they are darker and more desperate-sounding than I thought.  Here is a section of the lyrics in  ใฒใ‚‰ใŒใช ใจ ใˆใ„ใ”;  ใ„ใกใฐใ‚“ ใฎ line ใŒ ใ™ใ ใงใ™。  ---------------------------------------- ----------------------- ใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจ ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ‘ใพใˆใฎใ‚„ใฟใฏ ใ„ใใ‚’ใฒใใ‚ใฆ (When I wake, the darkness before dawn holds its breath) ใ—ใšใ‘ใ•ใŒใŠใ„ใคใ‚ใ‚‹ ใ“ใจใฐใŒใฟใคใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ (The silence corners me — I can’t find the words) ใ“ใ‚ŒใŒใ•ใ„ใ”ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ (Is this the end?) (Lord, give me one more chance) ใฉใ†ใซใ‹ใ—ใŸใ„ใฎ (I want to do something about it) ใ„ใพใ‚’ (This moment) ใ„ใพใ‚’ (This moment) ใซใŒใ—ใŸใชใ‚‰ ใ™ใ‚ŒใกใŒใ† (ooh!) (If I let it slip away, we’ll miss each other) ใ“ใฎใพใพใง (ooh!) (If things stay like this) ใ‚‚ใ† ใงใ‚ใˆใชใ„ (We’ll nev...

A Day in My Life

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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใ‚! Church-ใงใ™。 ใใ‚‡ใŠ、I am practicing my ใซใปใ‚“ใ”  by tracing through a typical day in my life as a Nooturu Daamu ใฎ ใ ใ„ใŒใใ›ใ„。  ๏ผ‘)ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ ใ‚ใ• ใฏใกใ˜ ใซ ใŠใใพใ™。  ๏ผ’)ใใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰、ใฏใกใ˜ ใฏใ‚“ ใ”ใ‚ ใ—ใ‚‡ใใฉ ใง ใ‚ใ•ใ”ใฏใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ™。 Cereal ใจ ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ” ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ™。 ๏ผ“)ใใ†ใ˜ ใฏใ‚“ ใ”ใ‚ ใซ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใง ใ„ใใพใ™。ใ’ใคใ‚ˆใ†ใณ ใจ ใ™ใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใณ ใซ ใซใปใ‚“ใ” ใฎ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใจ physics ใฎ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใจ biostatistics ใฎ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใง。ใ‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใณ ใจ ใ‚‚ใใ‚ˆใ†ใณ ใซ biological anthropology ใฎ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใจ genetics ใฎ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใจ ใซใปใ‚“ใ” ใฎ ใใ‚‰ใ™ ใง。ใจใใฉใ research lab ใง arubaito ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™ in between classes. ใ”ใ” ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใซใ˜ ใฏใ‚“ ใซ ใฒใ‚‹ใ”ใฏใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ™。 ๏ผ”)ใพใ„ใซใก ใ‚ˆใ˜ ใ”ใ‚ ใซ kafe ใง ใ„ใใพใ™。 ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ koohii ใ‚’ ใฎใฟใพใ™。 ใ—ใ‚…ใใ ใ„ ใ‚’ ใ—ใพใ™。 ๏ผ•)ใ—ใกใ˜ ใ”ใ‚ ใซ ใ—ใ‚‡ใใฉ ใง ใฐใ‚“ใ”ใฏใ‚“ ใ‚’ ใŸในใพใ™。 ๏ผ–)ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก ใฎ ใธใ‚„ ใง ใˆใ„ใŒ ใ‚’ ใฟใพใ™ or to ในใ‚“ใใ‚‡ใ†ใ—ใพใ™。 ๏ผ—)ใ”ใœใ‚“ ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใซใ˜ ใ”ใ‚ ใซ ใญใพใ™。 And that's all! Thank you for reading, and ... ใ˜ใ‚ƒใ‚、ใพใŸ! --Lily

Some hobbies!

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 ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใ‚! Church-ใงใ™。 ใ—ใ‚…ใฟ ใฏ ใณใ˜ใ‚…ใค ใจ ใŠใ‚“ใŒใ ใจ ใ™ใฝใŠใค ใงใ™。 ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ ใˆ ใŒ ใ™ใ ใงใ™。More specifically, I like to paint with watercolors and draw! ใฏใช (flowers)    ใจ ใจใ‚Š (birds) are usually my favorite subjects.  A   ใใคใญ   I painted/drew. ใ‚ใŸใ— ใ‚ ใŠใ‚“ใŒใ ใŒ ใ ใ„ใ™ใ ใงใ™。My ใŠใฐใ‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ inspired in me my love for ใŠใ‚“ใŒใ, and because of her I like to play the ใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽ (piano). Some of my favorite composers are Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. I also love to listen to ใŠใ‚“ใŒใ, especially indie/alternative ใฎ ใ‚ใฃใ ใจ ใฝใฃใท, ใจ R&B.  Some of my favorite artists are Two Door Cinema Club, Glass Animals, Arctic Monkeys, and The Neighbourhood.  My   ใŠใฐใ‚ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“   and I played duets together! ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฏ ใ•ใฃใ‹ ใŒ ใ™ใ ใงใ™。I played ใ•ใฃใ‹ for ใ˜ใ‚…ใ†ใญใ‚“、 and still like to kick the ball around nowadays.   ใ—ใ‚…ใฃใ—ใ‚“ ใฏ Oregon ใฎ Portland, and we have one of the women'sใ•ใฃใ‹ teams in the country: the Portland Thorns. I love watching their games whenever I'm home! Playing  ใ•ใฃใ‹  in mas...

Japanese Self-Introduction & Media of the Week

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ใ“ใฃใซใกใ‚! ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใฆ、ใ‚ใŸใ— ใฎ ใชใพใˆ ใฏ Church-ใงใ™。 Nooturu Daamu ใ ใ„ใŒใ ใฎ ใ•ใฃใญใ‚“ใ›ใ„ ใงใ™。 ใ›ใ‚“ใ“ใ† ใฏ ใ›ใถใคใŒใ ใงใ™。 ใ—ใ‚…ใฃใ—ใ‚“ ใฏ Amerika ใฎ Oregon ใ—ใ‚…ใ† ใฎ Portland ใงใ™。 ใฉใ†ใžใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠใญใŒใ„ใ—ใพใ™! Doing vertebrate  ใ›ใถใคใŒใ  work on a Notre Dame field trip to Costa Rica ใ‚ใŸใ—  ใฎ  ใ—ใ‚…ใฃใ—ใ‚“:  Portland, Oregon ใ—ใ‚…ใ†ใฎใซใปใ‚“ใฎ media: This weekend, I watched a couple episodes of the ใ‚ใซใ‚ One Piece .  I have not watched much ใ‚ใซใ‚ before--only  Death Note and Studio Ghibli ใฎ ใˆใ„ใŒ--so I was happy to expand my scope. I love the feel/style of the animation in the older episodes; it reminds me of some of my favorite childhood shows, like The Adventures of Tintin or Scooby Doo.  One Piece's main character, Luffy My favorite character thus far is Robin-ใ•ใ‚“. The hiragana we've learned so far helped me piece together a few words and phrases while watching the show! I recognized a couple simple terms, such as question vocabulary like ใชใซ and ใชใ‚“, and ใ‹ to signify the end of questions. I recognized some numbers and phrases like ใใ†ใ‹ ...

And so it begins...

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 ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใ‚!ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ—ใฆ、Church-ใงใ™。ใฉใ†ใžใ‚ˆใ‚ใ—ใใŠใญใŒใ„ใ—ใพใ™。 Hello! Nice to meet you. ๐Ÿ˜Š My name is Lily Church, and I am a junior at the University of Notre Dame studying biology and anthropology. My primary career interest is in researching Native American health, particularly surrounding genetics and evolution in a historical sense. My family is Native, and I think of colonization, wondering if the harsh and rapid introduction of new disease, food, ways of life, etc. correlates with the severe allergies and health conditions my dad and brothers have.  Considering my academic background, it might seem a little odd that I chose to take Japanese! However, I am planning to study abroad at Sophia University in Tokyo this upcoming spring semester. This program is English-based, but I still think it is always respectful to learn some of a country's language before visiting as a foreigner. It will also make navigation and conversing with people far easier!  The reason I chose to study abroad in Ja...