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Those are some great reasons Robb! Welcome.
Great to meet you too! Welcome aboard.
Thanks Mark…UR Awesome!
Oh, that’s fantastic! Out of curiosity what are you doing for the kids schooling? Is there an English school available, or have you taken another option?
But, in any event…Congrats on taking the “Big” step. I think it is fantastic that you will be able to practice what you learn through everyday life experiences. Welcome!
Hey Katie, Thank you for the warm welcome earlier, sorry I didn’t reply right away.
I think that it is awesome that you want to learn Japanese! It is a great goal to go for, don’t you think…
Oh by the way, have you heard of Brenda Strong? She is my aunt-in-law. She is also an actress and lives in North Hollywood. One of her most prominent roles during the 1990s was a recurring stint on several episodes of Seinfeld as Elaine’s nemesis Sue Ellen Mischke, the “bra-less wonder” and candy bar heiress.
Well anyway, that’s pretty much my sole claim to fame via association. lol.
Hope your studies are going well.
Regards, Larry
Hey Hashi,
Well, this is kind of going to make me look bad, but…eh, what the heck. I have three main reasons for wanting to learn Japanese.
1. I lived in Okinawa, Japan from January, 1992 to September, 1994, but sadly I didn’t put forth any effort to actually learn Japanese until maybe the last three or four months that I was there. (hanging head in shame). I have always regretted the fact that here I was, having been handed this golden opportunity, one that most people who actually want to learn Japanese would have killed to get, and all I did was piddled it away. My then Japanese girlfriend however, enjoyed drilling me ruthlessly in English in the hopes that one day she would be able to attend an American school. Which she did managed to do, graduating from Boise State University in 1999…Go get them Tiger…Good job!!!
2. My oldest daughter, Odessa recently turned five years old and started kindergarten at this charter school in Portland, Oregon. One of the requirements of the school is that she must attend either a Spanish, French, Japanese, or Chinese immersion class from 1:30 PM until 4:30 PM, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I am really excited for her to be able to learn how to read, write, and speak Japanese at such an early age, from a native speaker, and because I love her, I also want to do my best to make sure that has every opportunity to succeed.
3. After talking with my daughter’s Japanese teacher, a flood of old memories came rushing back. Feeling a little nostalgic, I thought it would be nice to take a trip down memory lane, so I pulled out my old war chest and blew the dust off of my photo albums. When I was finished, I remembered a promise that I had made to myself when I was younger. One day I would come back to these places, that I had only been able to skim the surface of while serving in the military, and visit them without all the rules, regulations, and restrictions associated the military had placed on us. For example, I have been to Mount Fuji, but was not allowed to climb it.
Well, there you have it, a pound of shame, a cup of love, and a dash of nostalgia.
