My name is Daniel and I have always been interested in the Japanese language. I first heard it from an anime I ended up watching and fell in love with the sounds it makes. I always say the language sounds poetic…. at least to me.

I want to learn Japanese so I can eventually visit one day with my family. I also would love to help my daughter learn a 2nd language at a young age as I wish my parents did for me. I feel it helps children have a more worldly view.

Also I still enjoy watching anime to this day and would love to watch without focusing on the subtitles all the time :).

I have been using the demo for TextFugu and for a Christmas present received a subscription… YAY! I also use various apps that are helping me learn Hiragana and Katakana in my spare time and on my daily commute to work I have been listening to Primsleur.

I really like having all the different teaching styles at the same time. TextFugu for the more reading/writing (for now) and some audio conversation so I become a better listener. :)

I hope to become active on these forums and end up helping others out when I can as well as ask silly questions when needed.

Let’s do this together!