Hi Amy,

It’s cool to hear your interest stems from the arts. There is nothing wrong with it coming from manga, anime or games, but it is cool to see what other things inspire people to start learning a new language. I to have very few people to work with on learning Japanese. I remember I asked if anyone knew any Japanese in my Kendo class, but none of them had seriously tried to learn the language.

Being in Kendo really sparked my interests. I wanted to know what we were yelling during warms ups and matches! Haha.

Anyway welcome to the site. I think it is a great collection of knowledge and like mined users who all like to help.