みなさん、こんにちは。

I must have no shame because I’ve been living in Tokyo for 4 years and I’m yet a beginner at Japanese! I think my problem is I have zero discipline, zero faith in myself, and I’m something of a hermit. But I’m on textfugu because I’m sick of myself!!! I adore Japan, I love the sound of Japanese, I’m fascinated by the look of kanji… Time to stop being such a twit and just get to work! Osmosis only goes so far…

Here’s my answer to the first task in S1:
Why are you learning Japanese?
-because I want to have conversations with Japanese people, in order to learn about the culture more deeply, in order to have stronger friendships, in order to build a community.
-because I want to continue living in Japan without being limited by my illiteracy.
-because I want to be successful in my career and need to open more doors to make that possible.
-because I want the chance to date a (non-westernized) Japanese man and to be able to communicate with his circle and family.
-because I want to prove to myself that I can do this, especially since I have failed at learning languages and following through on my goals in the past.
-because I want to take this skill with me to any country I live in in the future.

Thanks for reading! Happy studying everyone!