Rebecca
@cuppachabanashi.bsky.social
British PhD student in Japan (foreign language speaking, anxiety, cognition, emotion), multilingual (日中한TrFr), likes birds, language, tea, and dance
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns
Kyoto -> Tokyo
Kansaiben supremacist
Just hanging around
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Just hanging around
Suginami has to completely annihilate the sleeping tree for all the local wagtails. Over the winter they sleep here as a massive group of little white puffballs but the ward decided they didn’t deserve that
November 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Suginami has to completely annihilate the sleeping tree for all the local wagtails. Over the winter they sleep here as a massive group of little white puffballs but the ward decided they didn’t deserve that
I don’t wanna pay the SMS fee though
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I don’t wanna pay the SMS fee though
I dragged myself to aerial yoga on Saturday and the teacher let me take pictures
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I dragged myself to aerial yoga on Saturday and the teacher let me take pictures
This sounds illegal lol
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This sounds illegal lol
Local noodle place is amazing
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Local noodle place is amazing
Finally something useful
November 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Finally something useful
Apparently this is a spider
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Apparently this is a spider
Somehow after the posh dinner I ended up on karaoke AGAIN
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Somehow after the posh dinner I ended up on karaoke AGAIN
Veggie taco rice 😍
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Veggie taco rice 😍
Unfortunately the textbook we're using isn't that deep (TOEIC Skills, Abax) and the level of my students is too low for me to do lessons on language variation (I could do it in Japanese but they can't HEAR the difference). Contents in pic
I have no idea how I'm gonna teach chapter 10 lol
I have no idea how I'm gonna teach chapter 10 lol
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Unfortunately the textbook we're using isn't that deep (TOEIC Skills, Abax) and the level of my students is too low for me to do lessons on language variation (I could do it in Japanese but they can't HEAR the difference). Contents in pic
I have no idea how I'm gonna teach chapter 10 lol
I have no idea how I'm gonna teach chapter 10 lol
Shinjuku station physics:
It takes 10mins to walk 600m
It takes 10mins to walk 600m
November 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Shinjuku station physics:
It takes 10mins to walk 600m
It takes 10mins to walk 600m
Saw a moth fairy trying her best
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Saw a moth fairy trying her best
Kaldi is now selling Babybels!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Kaldi is now selling Babybels!!!!
Some quick Turkish this morning~
Bu sabah biraz Türkçe öğreniyordum. Türkçe çok ilginç ama kullanma fırsatım yok 🥲
Bu sabah biraz Türkçe öğreniyordum. Türkçe çok ilginç ama kullanma fırsatım yok 🥲
November 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Some quick Turkish this morning~
Bu sabah biraz Türkçe öğreniyordum. Türkçe çok ilginç ama kullanma fırsatım yok 🥲
Bu sabah biraz Türkçe öğreniyordum. Türkçe çok ilginç ama kullanma fırsatım yok 🥲
TIL Hebrew has diminutives
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
TIL Hebrew has diminutives
I really thought I was going to have to call an ambulance last night but it seems that I was having a panic attack and bad side effects and not a heart attack
November 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I really thought I was going to have to call an ambulance last night but it seems that I was having a panic attack and bad side effects and not a heart attack
Pissed off so I finally wrote my review
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Pissed off so I finally wrote my review
I thought leaving the ventilation on would be helpful but obviously not
October 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I thought leaving the ventilation on would be helpful but obviously not
Aight chat, lend me your wisdom
3GB is too little. I use my data every month and I can’t even open my work portal anymore. It’s pissing me off. I have LINEMO but only 3GB
Do I upgrade my LINEMO? SoftBank network + ~10GB ¥2090
Or do I go for Rakuten? I have a Rakuten card = points + ~20GB ¥2178
3GB is too little. I use my data every month and I can’t even open my work portal anymore. It’s pissing me off. I have LINEMO but only 3GB
Do I upgrade my LINEMO? SoftBank network + ~10GB ¥2090
Or do I go for Rakuten? I have a Rakuten card = points + ~20GB ¥2178
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Aight chat, lend me your wisdom
3GB is too little. I use my data every month and I can’t even open my work portal anymore. It’s pissing me off. I have LINEMO but only 3GB
Do I upgrade my LINEMO? SoftBank network + ~10GB ¥2090
Or do I go for Rakuten? I have a Rakuten card = points + ~20GB ¥2178
3GB is too little. I use my data every month and I can’t even open my work portal anymore. It’s pissing me off. I have LINEMO but only 3GB
Do I upgrade my LINEMO? SoftBank network + ~10GB ¥2090
Or do I go for Rakuten? I have a Rakuten card = points + ~20GB ¥2178
I SAW A GECKO IN OCTOBER
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
I SAW A GECKO IN OCTOBER
There were two moths today 🥹
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
There were two moths today 🥹
Figured out how to open CT images on my Mac
Very fun
Questioning my life choices
Very fun
Questioning my life choices
October 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Figured out how to open CT images on my Mac
Very fun
Questioning my life choices
Very fun
Questioning my life choices
