Although winter has yet to officially begun, the cold weather season has already started (well sometimes). Thus bring in the warm drinks. A couple of year ago, my adventurous attitude persuaded me to try something new. I decided to attempt making Atole/Champurrado. Atole is a drink that is made with masa (lime-treated corn flour)–yea, my … [Read more…]
Starting last weekend in my city (and many cities with a Mexican Catholic population as well), the Mexican population started celebrating the Virgin Mary. A local church hosted a parade, which had a floats honoring the Virgin and a wide variety of native dancing with vibrate costumes and people dancing to the beat of the … [Read more…]
Good Morning Call: Our Campus Days (2017) was much awaited by me. Its release date on Netflix was continuously pushed back because unknown reasons (to me at least). The drama is the second season to the drama of the same name Good Morning Call (2016). Genre: Romantic comedy, drama Episodes: 10 Summary We last left … [Read more…]
In the books or manga I sometimes discover foods that I have never eaten before. In Good Morning Call, I had created a long list of these foods. The one that I really wanted to try was pasta with amatriciana. My family is a strange American family that doesn’t eat very much pasta. We now … [Read more…]
Whenever I read or watch something, I like to write about the cultural differences that I see. The things we can learning about culture from Good Morning Kiss are minimal, but still very interesting. Kimono vs Yukata In the manga, Nao wears both a kimono and a yukata at some point. They both look … [Read more…]
After watching the drama Good Morning Call on Netflix and then reading the manga. I sincerely thought that was all there was and there wasn’t any more to the story. When I heard that Netflix planned to make a second season, I thought it was going to be all the creative genius of the adaptive … [Read more…]
There’s a lot that can be learned from reading or watching something, that’s why I created a series called Learning About Culture in order to discuss or share that thing I learn. Good Morning Call is a manga (with a drama with the same name). The following list is cultural things that I wanted to … [Read more…]
In the manga Good Morning Call, the heroine of the story accidentally broke a couple expensive bowls when she ran into a ramen shop worker, Issei. A customer ordered them and they were being delivered. Upset, Issei insisted that Nao work in the shop to pay off the broken bowls. One of the other menu … [Read more…]
In the manga Good Morning Call, the heroine of the story accidentally broke a couple expensive bowls when she ran into a ramen shop worker, Issei. A customer ordered them and they were being delivered. Upset, Issei insisted that Nao work in the shop to pay off the broken bowls. One of the other menu … [Read more…]
The drama inspired date series is a way to imitate dates that happens on dramas. It’s an easier way to plan a date and have more variety without having to think too hard. Nao and Issei are two characters from the Japanese drama Good Morning Call. They are co-workers and Issei put Nao in a … [Read more…]