I thought I’d start in a different language to stand out :)  That about sums up the extent of my French, even though I took 5 years of it in school (Canadian, woo!).

I’ve been “learning” Japanese for 2-3 years now.  Self-taught means barely-started for me – I’ve had to relearn hiragana and I’ve never mastered katakana.  I can recognize a few kanji, but mostly my knowledge comes from the repetition of anime (“Nani?!”).   This (Textfugu) is an investment into the goal of learning Japanese for real.

I hope to do a touristy visit of Japan in 2014.  I don’t know if I’ll be proficient by then, but I want to get a good start.  I’d love to do a less-touristy visit to Japan as well, and see all the places that tourists miss.  I went to Rome and did the tourist schtick and found it fun but expensive (and also their cab drivers cheated me in 3 out of 3 cab rides).  So, a goal is to be able to get around Japan without a guide, without requiring an English tour, etc.

Other than Japanese my interests include reading, crocheting, and video games.  I’m actually into WRPGs more than JRPGs, but I still play them all!  Ummm… That’s about it.  Hi all!