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RicOlie_2

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#725522
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How about a game of Japanese Chess, i.e. Shogi? Now playing Shogi4
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Since I'm going to a regular school this year (I'm glad I've been to one before, since this one has multiple buildings and three stories), beginning tomorrow, I'll only be able to move during my lunch break and in the evening. Since I'll be going to bed no later than 10:30 on weekdays (8:30 for you), I doubt I'll get many moves in.

I don't know if that will make a difference in terms of how fast our games go, but we'll see. I thought I'd let you know, just so you wouldn't expect me to move if you had a chance to move a few times yourself.

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#725517
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Random Thoughts
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I went to Old Quebec for the first time today and enjoyed narrow streets designed for travelling on foot or by horse and cart, and stone buildings and fortifications dating back centuries. That's about the closest it gets to Europe in North America. While there, I went to Mass at the oldest Catholic church (well, it belongs to the oldest parish, anyway) in North America (north of Mexico). This year is its 350th anniversary. That seems like nothing compared to a lot of those churches in Europe, but it's a lot older than any I've been to before.

Tomorrow I'll be starting school in a language I barely speak. Should be fun.

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#725206
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Share your good news!
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Speaking of goals, my goal to learn French is coming along nicely. There is a noticeable difference between what I can understand/read now and could understand/read when I came to Quebec, and it's only been two weeks. :) And not only that, but I've been in my basement all day reading mostly English things. Hopefully this continues, because I really want to be entirely fluent by the end of the year.

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#724954
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The Controversial Discussions Thread (Was "The Prejudice Discussion Thread" (Was "The Human Sexuality Discussion Thread" (Was "The Homosexuality Discussion Thread")))
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That is absolutely disgusting. How is it possible for people to treat their own son that way and be so incredibly ignorant as to think that being gay is a choice? I guess that family missed the part in the Bible where Jesus didn't hang out with people he thought were perfect?