While I’m nowhere near advanced, I’ve had a few times where I’ve had that…”Eureka” moment before.

If my memory serves me right, it wasn’t just one in-your-face moment, it was many subtle moments.

Whenever I recognize Japanese out in the ‘wild’, that’s when I feel that I’m taking small, but consistent steps towards Japanese fluency.

It’s kinda hard to put into words, but I hope you understand what I’ve said. =)

For me, I’d say that these past few months have been quite fruitful. Learning new grammar points, strengthening my vocab and discovering more things to love about Japan-it’s been an awesome 6 months.

I’ve also used some techniques mentioned in Textfugu in my studies as well, especially the 365-day chart technique. Though I wouldn’t venture to say that I actually studied, at least I got to review plenty of stuff consistently, rather than cramming it in like I always do.

So, thanks for everything dude, I look forward to more lessons and awesomeness (and videos)!