Ohayoo! I live in Yokosuka, Japan, but I am originally from Grand Rapids, MI. I work here for the US Navy, which is great, but being in a totally english speaking environment hinders my learning in some ways. I have been in Japan nearly one year now (May 11th). I am always looking for new resources to continue my study of Japanese, and I discovered TextFugu and so am now (obviously) giving it a try. I can already read and write Hiragana and Katakana (I don’t know what I am reading most of the time, my vocab needs work), but I was intrigued by the interesting way that Kanji is taught here and a new resaource is always good. I am also using Rosetta Stone and Pimsluer, but they are both totally different styles of learning and what I have seen so far of TextFugu’s first chapter seems to be right up my alley. I study with my girlfriend too (she’s always pointing and asking me “Are wa desu ka?”). So I am glad to be here and let’s get this adventure started!