Hi, I just wanted to introduce myself. I recently moved to Okinawa Japan a few months ago. My husband is in the military so we will be here till 2013 nov. We decided to get a japanses style apartment off base and I do not regret that decision one bit :) I have been studying Japanese for about a month now and I am pretty comfortable with my hiragana and about 1/2 through the katakana. I hope to learn as much as I can and soon be able to read signs, menus, and maybe even my washing machine one day. ( I only know which button is start lol )
Before we leave here we are going to visit Tokyo at least once and I really want to be able to read and speak enough to get by and not look like a silly American.
Well wish me luck and I hope to see you all in the forums.
Lynndsay