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Rebecca

@cuppachabanashi.bsky.social
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British ex-PhD student in Japan (foreign language speaking, anxiety, cognition, emotion), multilingual (日中한TrFrEs), likes birds, language, tea, and dance ! Frequent academia-induced mental breakdowns Kyoto -> Tokyo Kansaiben supremacist

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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Girl we are done! Just to sprinkle in a few of my references and put it to bed until the thesis introduction is done.
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sibaku @sibaku1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Interesting service for Japanese learners I want to share! ohanasikagawa.com A ~weekly free event, where Japanese and English learners can have two 1-1 sessions (15 min per language each) + free sessions befere and after. I think it's well organized and a great opportunity to speak to various people
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Ohanasi Kagawa | Free Online Language Exchange Community
Ohanasi Kagawa is a free online language exchange community where Japanese and international learners connect safely through one-on-one conversation.
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Gef the Toking Mongoose @geftokingmongoose.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
God this shit was cool as fuck
Still from the movie Jurassic Park showing a raptor with genetic code projected onto it
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DocDeezWhat @docdeezwhat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To Valhalla
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The smallest bat in North America is the canyon bat (Parastrellus hesperus), also called the western pipistrelle or American parastrelle. They weigh about 3–6 grams, the weight of a US penny, sheet of paper, or teaspoon of sugar. In flight, they're sometimes confused for moths or butterflies.
A tiny smoke-grey furry bat with darker face, ears and wings.  The big story is the tiny size.  The entire bat fits on a portion of a human's thumb, a tee-weeny tiny little guy.

This is a viral photo that's circulated for years, but I found it on r/BatFacts posted by u/Pardusco.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m going to finish the abstract to my dissertation and start the introduction on Monday!!!!!
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Kevin O'Shea @madformaple.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Big moth....
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I had a rare encounter with the other kind of moth friend the other day (the little green one) And she tried to take a break in my hair which I was completely open too 🥹
Little green, yellow, and black hummingbird-like moth having a snack in the abellia bush
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Asking out of curiosity Is there a way to keep my Yucho accounts if I leave Japan for a few years then come back?Can I add Mr Lawyer(a Japanese national)as an account holder and change the address to his parents'? 好奇心あるから聞いてみたい 数年間帰国して日本に戻るとしたらゆうちょの口座をそのまま残す方法あるかな?日本籍の婚約者を名義人として追加して実家の住所に変更したらいけるかな?
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Who ruined their dinner by eating all the okara cookies too late in the day? おからクッキーを遅めのおやつにして食べてもう夕飯食べれなそうなんはだぁ〜れ?
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Julien Paniac @julienpaniac.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On dirait exactement ce mème
Ton propriétaire : "Ce n'est pas moi qui choisis d'augmenter le loyer, c'est le marché"
Le marché : (un montage de plein de fois exactement la même photo du propriétaire)
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
So I got a referral to a hand and wrist specialist but the appointments open at midnight every day and they don't let you book more than 4 weeks in advance 🫠 I may not get seen at this rate lol
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
IT’S RAINING AGAIN
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𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It is quite reassuring to know that other members of staff aren’t keen about starting work on Monday too lol 他の教員月曜日から開講ってことをあんま楽しみにしてへんをわかってなんか心強い
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
QUICK DO YOU LAUNDRY 早う洗濯しよ!!!
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Liam Proven @lproven.social.vivaldi.net.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
RT @bogwitch.bsky.social Yeah, that checks out
Pic of old English lettering

Caption: What your favourite obsolete English letter says about you.

Pic shows 7: thorn, eth, wynn, yogh, ash, insular G and Long S

All say underneath:

You are a nerd.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ahhhh I don’t want to go back to work on Monday 😭😭😭😭
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Paul Le Comte 🇳🇿🇨🇦📷 @paullecomtephoto.nz · 30/09/2026
AND I am sick to fucking death picking these things out of our waterways
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s been raining so much I’d forgotten about my bicycle and that the insurance has expired 🥲 雨が降りすぎて、自転車の存在と保険の満了日のことをすっかり忘れてもーた
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I am quite sad I likely won't be able to continue my ambitions in neurolinguistic research at this new job... but academia in Japan isn't for me... would be nice if I could try in the UK but it depends on whether I can even be considered a candidate (or do another degree 😬)
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's hot tea season 😍🍵 あつあつのお茶が美味しい季節や
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It’s STILL raining 😭😭😭😭 まだ雨降っとんねん😭😭
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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My goddess does it ever get tired of raining.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There's a kid crying outside and honestly? Same. 外から子供の鳴き声がはっきり聞こえるけど、めっちゃ同感や
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I AM CONFINED TO MY APARTMENT BECAUSE I HAVE RUN OUT OF SHOES (that's a lie I have some 100 yen flip flops but it's also cold)
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Not taking my cough medicine today because it makes me feel wavy and I need to focus on my thesis before work starts next week and I have not planned any classes 😭
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Of course it was Ibaraki again 😩
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
One of the medications I've been given for my cough has made me feel drunk and so I have spent the whole day feeling utterly wavy and I don't know how I made it back home
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dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
new research reports that cats vocalize more when greeting male owners. researchers suggest that this is because cats have apparently learned that men require additional explanation when provided with basic communication. I don't like the idea that cats are judging me this accurately.
Freya, a fluffy gray cat, sits on a light blue table, staring downward with a serious, slightly concerned expression.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WHY IS IT STILL RAINING もうこの天気飽きたわ😭
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I know I'm catastrophising but that is in my nature. I'm worried that the only solutions to my wrist problem is going to be a) surgery or b) quit the hobby causing it. I don't know what I'd choose. On one hand surgery comes with risks and it's only a hobby as I'm never going pro
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Day 100 – nada
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've been tasked with content creation at New Job(?) for their Japanese course and I want this PhD done so much so I can move on with my life and immerse myself with the Japanese learning sphere
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Gaijin Mommy @gaijinmommy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There once was a moth who thought herself a hummingbird. And no one corrected her, for she was anyway.
Hummingbird hawk moth doing a strikingly hummingbird-like pose by some little pink flowers.
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te pua o te rēinga @cucumber.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
you guys have a gander at these cool blue mushrooms i saw 😊 werewere-kōkako (entoloma hochstetteri)
two entoloma amongst ferns, and leaf litter
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
So Mr Lawyer went to Bangkok to meet with uni friends without checking the news 😬
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I really don't have a good feeling about my wrist injury... nothing was particularly strenuous in hoop class yesterday but I've woken up with a really strong dull ache... 手首の怪我には悪い予感しかない…昨日のフープクラスにきついポーズなかったのに今朝起きたら強めの疼きのような違和感が無視せずにいられへん…
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Tom Isaacson @parsley72.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ladies and gentlemen, America.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
For some reason the rain overlay isn't loading on the ol' rain radar If only...
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
HURRY THE FUQ UP
screenshot from the wiley author's panel saying:
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The local kids getting a quick 10 minutes of ball games on the street before it starts raining again
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 25/09/2026
Every day we get closer to this:
Cartoon by the human artist Twonks, showing George Jetson vacuuming the floor while Rosie the robot paints a picture
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𝙱𝚊𝚋𝚎 𝚁𝚞𝚝𝚑𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 @unfitz.bsky.social · 11/10/2024
I never finish anything. I have a black belt in partial arts.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Finally feeling better! I checked with my doctor and it seems I caught some cold, which thankfully is unrelated to the bronchitis I had a few weeks ago. However this seems to be the wet cough that is going around and according to my pharmacist, this is making people vulnerable to the flu
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As are Days 98 and 99 I've made peace with the idea that I may not be able to submit my PhD thesis this academic year and will have to do my viva in front of a new committee because my supervisor has retired and another professor left for industry
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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NZ >>>>>>>>>>> the roman empire.
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Shout out to the teacher who left all his materials for the class he taught last year which is also the class I have to teach next term I will be using them all because he is 110% more competent than I am as an English teacher
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Rebecca @cuppachabanashi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’m not a fan of East Japan but I have to say Shizuoka is a top tier prefecture. They’ve got beach, tea, good food, nature, AND Mt Fuji
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