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hi! what have you gained as an asian studies major? and do you know what your next steps are after graduating yet?

hi and thank you for this question! i’ve gained a lot as an asian studies major, both academically and otherwise!

- a good conversation starter, especially with the international students who are curious about my interest in their homes and cultures

- confidence. being white and studying asian cultures can seem a little suspect, especially with the current kpop craze going on. i used to get nervous when people asked me why i chose my major, but answering that question all the time has just made me more confident in my choice!

- access to lots of study abroad scholarships! this major makes it easy to continue my studies in a foreign country because that’s literally what i’m studying haha, so being there would actually make it easier

- a better understanding of multiple asian cultures, and a deeper sense of empathy for asian american students and their struggles here in the states!!! 

- more social awareness in general, because i’ve gotten better at considering multiple viewpoints on different subjects

- a newfound appreciation for chinese spiritual lore and mythology, they were wilding omg

- a similar appreciation for korean literature, my professor was AMAZING and she really got me hooked on learning about it!!

- my major allows me to pursue my love for language learning really easily!!

obviously nothing is set in stone, but as of right now my plans for after graduation are to spend a few years teaching english in taiwan and then start transitioning into a career in international education at the college level! i’m trying to get a lot of good experience in that area by getting involved with my university’s international affairs office while i’m still a student! i currently have no idea if i’ll ever pursue graduate school, even though i’d love to have the opportunity one day. but if in the future i have to choose between grad school and traveling and gaining life experience, i think i’d personally choose the latter :)

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Hello! I am a beginner to learning Japanese and I was wondering if you had any workbooks you recommend or websites you use,etc. I'm kind of stuck because I dont know where to start. I'd really appreciate if you could help me 😄

I highly recommend Maggie Sensei’s website! She’s so helpful, and her explanations are really thorough. Also, she’s on Twitter so you can tweet her if you’re unsure of something, and she answers comments too 😊

↳ 05.20.19.

i always make my new weekly spread monday mornings, look how blissfully empty :’) currently annotating chinese textbook readings while watching “love is a bonus book” on netflix, i loooooove it so far ✨

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Hey, a random piece of advice from your fellow interpreter with ADHD: if you really struggle with prioritizing information when taking notes in class, I recommend looking into the method of note-taking for simultaneous/consecutive interpreting. Here’s a book on it by Andrew Gilles that we were offered in university. There are more manuals online and more videos about the method.

If someone isn’t familiar with it, the purpose of SI note-taking is to break large blocks of information into easily memorized sentences that get attached to further informative pieces through personalized association. The method is to use the least space/symbols possible under least time spent to retain as much information as you can.

For example, instead of writing down that “it was raining yesterday but today the sun is shining”, an interpreter can put down something like “⏪☔(b)🔽🌞” and they will know what it means in given context.

Symbol language in interpretation is entirely personal and depends on the professional in question. Some concepts are given “recommended symbols” in different manuals, for example, arrows tend to imply direction within time continuum.

If you’d like to use it, you can start by trying to take notes of a certain lecture, book paragraph, or any piece of information through symbolic note-taking. From my experience, it does help to prioritize the “important” information aka “who-where-how-what-when-why” with the details being added on as necessary.

Hope someone finds it useful!

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My journal spread for this week | Hope you guys are doing well!

12/09/19 Today turned out much more productive than I had planned :)