Nice to meet you! My name’s Christie. I’m 21 and a senior at a college in California. I’m majoring in literature (specifically children’s lit!) and minoring in gender studies. I love space, jellyfish, and rabbits, to name a few things.  Some of my hobbies include baking, creating text adventure games, and messing around with musical instruments. My favorite Pokemon is Shaymin (tied with Teddiursa/Ursaring), my favorite TV show is Community, and my favorite video game is Mother 3.  My dream is to work for a publishing company, but I would also love to teach ESL classes!

I want to learn Japanese to prove something to myself–as a teen, I had always been interested in learning the language, but never quite knew how or where to start after fiddling with kana, so I ended up investing my time in other hobbies. Now that I’ve gotten older, I realize that I still do want to learn! It’s been a long time since I’ve tried picking up a new skill, so I figured I’d do it for the challenge. Also, I’d love to be able to translate for a publishing house or be able to tutor others in the language someday! My boyfriend has known for quite some time that I’ve wanted to learn, so tonight he encouraged me to purchase a subscription, and now here I am!

Thank you for reading this! Sorry for how long it is, oops.