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Bert, yes, it was my husband’s fault. ;) We have not picked out an area to live because we know it’s still way in the future. Both of us have massive student loans and want to pay them off before moving to another country.
I consider myself still a beginner. My listening and speaking skills are weak. I’m much better at writing and reading but listening and speaking are poor, which is why I would still classify myself as a beginner. The only flaw to learning Japanese via the route I took is that I wasted the first year or so because it wasn’t yet MY passion. Now I’m more serious about learning but have a lot of catching up to do with others who have been studying about the same amount of time I have.
Still, it’s great to be here! :) I believe people should never give up, regardless of their pace. Forward motion is always good. ;)
Gabe, since you are so young, you have a perfect opportunity to put together a really good life plan. I would start out by figuring out what you are interested in as a career. Since you said you’re not good at helping other people learn, teaching English (the traditional route to Japan) probably isn’t a good path for you.
Find something you really enjoy doing. Brainstorm to determine if you can make a career out of it. Put together a plan to become REALLY GOOD at your chosen career. Determine if you need to go to college. If so, try to get scholarships or grants, taking out as few loans as possible. You don’t want to burden yourself down for the rest of your life with massive student loans.
In the midst of all this, learn Japanese. Become fluent.
Also, I say this with much kindness, but you need to work on your English skills. Yes, this is an online forum. However, you still need to present yourself with proper grammar and punctuation. Please. It will make yourself look more serious and determined that you are going to succeed. People will take you seriously if you speak in complete sentences with proper grammar.
Good luck!
CassandraGabe, what do you like to do? What are your strengths? Do you have a degree?
Down to 164 cards due. All in my sentences deck. I can’t wait to be caught up!
Edson, Welcome! Don’t let kanji scare you from learning Japanese. If you have a good method for learning it, it’s really not so bad. :)
If you don’t mind me asking, what is your business?
Good luck with your studies!
CassandraI am plowing through my overdue Anki cards, trying desperately to catch up so that I can move on to something else. I believe I was at 1,300 or so overdue cards when I returned from Michigan last month. As of today, I have 269 left. My goal is to finish by the end of the week.
Bert – It was on the old forum a couple years back… I basically started learning Japanese because my husband was obsessed. He watches a ton of anime and wants us to go live in Japan for a couple years. I didn’t really care one way or the other but figured that if he was going to drag us to Japan, I should learn the language so that I can make friends. After about six months of studying and reading various blogs about Japanese culture, I fell in love for my own reasons. I’ve been learning now for about 2.5 years and really enjoy it. We still haven’t visited Japan but it’s on our bucket list!
Ha! I love Hashi’s edit reason… ;)
And yes, guilty as charged!
Dylan – Thanks for posting about the Seattle library! I’m over on the east side but want to get a Seattle library card. Now I have extra incentive. ;) Thanks again!
Cassandra
Matt – Welcome! Nothing wrong with wanting to learn Japanese to watch anime and play video games. ;) Do you own any games in Japanese that you can prop on your desk as incentive?
Good luck with your studies!
CassandraBert – welcome! Good to see you here. :) Great reasons for learning Japanese! Good luck with all of your studies.
~Cassandra
Hi Alex. Welcome! I also find it rather embarrassing to know only one language when most people know at least two. Japanese is a great way to remedy that. ;)
Good luck with your studies!
~CassandraCallie – welcome! I love your goal of being a pastry chef and traveling. Sounds like fun!
Good luck with your studies!
CassandraGigatron, that awesome. :D Way to go!! Sorry to hear that you were in a car accident, though. :(
Emily.
That’s awesome that you already have friends in Japan. That should help a ton with your language skills!
Two languages at the same time? I am in awe. :) I tried learning Spanish and Japanese at the same time and failed miserably. Maybe it would work better now that I’ve had some practice, but it still sounds intimidating.
