Yes Hashi left the team. You can read about it here
http://www.tofugu.com/2013/07/03/some-changes-at-tofugu/comment-page-1/.

In the comments:

Sugoida:
What’s Hashi doing? Is it still in Tofugu, or is it with another company?

Koichi:
Another company

Sugoida:
*hugs*

ようこそ
Yea, I think learning a language of a country is a great way to boost your process of learning the culture of the country.

ようこそ.
It seems like you have a great motivation factor.
I hope you get the job.

Hej Dicte jeg er også fra Danmark. Du er den første dansker jeg møder her.
ようこそ
Do you get Japanese classes in English or Danish. And do you know a Japanese-Danish or Danish-Japanese dictionary that works?
Stay motivated.

Arash wrote:

But in Season 5 I just get an Anki file, which makes it harder for me to remember the new vocab.

I would take one day with just focusing on anki and only allow myself to study the textbook, if I really feel I have the surplus. Just my advice.
With the “the dip” theory in mind, the most important thing would be to keep on going.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 11 months ago by  Cimmik.

Oh I first see this now. I actually became a little disappointed because you didn’t react (but you did). It was just a bad joke.

ようこそ。
A new language will give you new possibilities in your life, so go for it.
What kind of manga/anime do you like?

Aikibujin normally says the following to all the new guys and gals here (unless I come first).

Aikibujin wrote:

Welcome to TextFugu and Happy New Year!
Check out the following links:

Guide for using Anki 2 with TextFugu:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/guide-to-using-anki-2-with-textfugu/

Track your progress and share your ideas/concerns when you finish a season (gain a level ^_^):

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/textfugu-season-completions-for-great-motivation-of-heart

List of additional Japanese resources you may find helpful:

http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/japanese-learning-resources/

がんばって！

• This reply was modified 10 years, 11 months ago by  Cimmik.

Oh yea. I’ve begun thinking that friends disappear when there’s nothing to keep you connected anymore. Next year I enter a scientific university. I’ve often heard from people that it was on the university they found real friends for first time in their lives. Probably because they met people with more, similar interests there.

I stopped thinking about the meaning of life, because I realized that I could spend my whole life pondering about it. I thought, it would probably be easier for people who are wiser than I to find the meaning of being. I the meantime I can be nice to people and do what I can to make the world a better place, with the purpose of making it easier for everyone to find the meaning of life. This is the starting-point for many of my decisions and the foundation for my political posture.

If everyone were identical no one would get inspired, so I think as long as I try to be unique I’ll help people around me to think in different ways which should (hopefully) result in more creative people.

About life and existence. I remember I once heard about a Buddhist scientist talking about a hypothesis that explains how everything (matter and energy) is made of consciousness. Einsteins equation E=mc^2 tells that matter and energy is the same thing, just arranged in different way. The Buddhist scientists thoughts were that consciousness is the same thing again (just arranged in another way) and when you die, it’ll still be there, so everything that exist have consciousness but not necessarily a brain nor body to use it.

I don’t normally share that personal views with anyone neither but it’s nice to talk to someone about it.