I am a Japanese tinkerer of 19 (nearly 20!) years. I study Japanese off and on, and have been for the past ten years when I first learned the words for animals and youkai (kitsune, of course!). I’m interested in linguistics as a whole but Japanese has always drawn me back. And now it’s time to settle down.

I want to be a naturalist and animal rights activist in Japan. animals are extremely important to me and I want to study the animals in Japan, comparing similar species (taxonomically-speaking) to my homeregion of northeastern North America. if all else fails, I’m majoring in PC hardware maintenance and plan to study IT and all about technology. for my animal-based education, I’d like to go to a college/uni in Japan that offers opportunities and classes for wildlife conservation and study.

anyway, nice to meet you all!

matane—