Pixelated Image

He was probably confused by the pixelated Skype video, but still.

Hi from Hakodate! Sorry for the crappy quality -- the lighting was bad in the room I'm staying in. But yes. Will post Hakodate comics soon! 

Quality Skype Time

Asian Parents

They're bad for your self-esteem.

Harsh

It's handy because I can check out their profile for about 10 minutes and then delete them right away.

Broken

This is the longest I've been away from Germany since I moved to Berlin more than three years ago. It also could have been due to the fact that I was caught by surprise, but it's pretty scary how quickly you lose grasp of a language you thought you knew pretty well. When I go back to Berlin, this is probably going to happen to my Japanese (though to a lesser extent) . . . I think I'll need to make some Japanese friends! 

Skyping

It's more effective than yelling 2 rooms over.