Hey all! I’m a high school student in the state of Washington in the US. I’m studying Japanese for a number of reasons. The largest of these is that I want to be able to communicate with my friend in her native language(her English is great, but I’d love for it to be both ways). Like many, I’m a manga fan, so knowing Japanese for that would be pretty cool to. Finally, I really respect the Japanese culture and would love to one day study there/ live there one day. I know its going to be hard, and we high school kids are sooo impulsive, but think I’ve got a shot at leaning this. I already know hiragana and katakana because I used quizlet for a month before discovering textfugu, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to stick with this. Wish me luck on my journey into the world of Japanese!