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  • November 7, 2011 at 8:41 pm in reply to: Hello there #20633

    winterpromise31
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    Jesse and Kerri – welcome!! I think it’s awesome that you’re both learning Japanese. Good luck with your studies and your personal goals!

    ~Cassandra

    November 5, 2011 at 8:13 pm in reply to: Hey! #20546

    winterpromise31
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    Howdy! Funny story about the shopkeeper. How cool that you were able to visit Japan! That will make everyone here jealous. ;)

    Good luck with your studies!
    ~Cassandra

    November 5, 2011 at 8:12 pm in reply to: Hello all. #20545

    winterpromise31
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    My husband moved from Michigan to Arizona and wants to go back! lol I think it all depends on what type of weather you prefer. ;)

    November 5, 2011 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Private: Hello! #20544

    winterpromise31
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    Altaira – welcome, welcome, welcome! So glad to have you here. :) Keep studying and eventually you’ll be able to watch movies without the subs.

    Happy studying!
    ~Cassandra

    November 4, 2011 at 3:29 pm in reply to: The Study Thread #20494

    winterpromise31
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    “The more words I learn through Core2k, the more I feel like I’m never going to learn this language…”

    Is that akin to “the more I learn, the more I realize I don’t know”? lol

    I’m still catching up on my Anki reviews. Listened to another jpod lesson. I am still trying to get to Bakuman tonight but I’m quickly running out of time today. I am determined to start the first volume this weekend!

    November 4, 2011 at 3:27 pm in reply to: Hey everybody! #20491

    winterpromise31
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    Hi Rick! Welcome to the forums! It’s hard to offer advice without knowing what you’d like help with. Is there a specific issue? If not, just post whenever you have a problem or need advice and someone will respond.

    Good luck with all of your studying!
    ~Cassandra

    November 3, 2011 at 9:10 am in reply to: *Waves* #20396

    winterpromise31
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    Welcome! I also have to avoid the scary movies. ;) I’m glad you’re joining us! You can do anything you put your mind to. Good luck with your studies!

    ~Cassandra

    November 3, 2011 at 9:09 am in reply to: Hey all! #20394

    winterpromise31
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    Sanndala – welcome! It matters not your reasoning for learning Japanese, so long as you keep at it! Congrats on learning hiragana!

    Good luck with your studies!
    ~Cassandra

    November 2, 2011 at 2:48 pm in reply to: The Study Thread #20335

    winterpromise31
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    Completed another jpod101 lesson today. Down to 648 cards due in Anki. I’m going to try to take a stab at my first page of Bakuman tonight.

    Happy studying!

    November 2, 2011 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Does anyone here feel like… #20334

    winterpromise31
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    Michael – I bought three volumes of Bakuman at the Seattle bookstore. ;) I also bought a kid’s magazine and a beginner’s sewing book, all in Japanese. The sewing book will be interesting because first I’ll have to understand the directions and then complete the sewing projects. Ha! That’ll take awhile.

    Missing’s advice of immersion is helpful but not. I try to listen to Japanese stuff in the background when I work around the house but eventually I start tuning it out. Does it really help hearing a ton of Japanese if you don’t understand anything?

    November 1, 2011 at 3:34 pm in reply to: Hi everyone! #20268

    winterpromise31
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    Hello there. Your English sounds great to me. :) Welcome to the forum and good luck with your studies!

    November 1, 2011 at 3:32 pm in reply to: Hello all. #20267

    winterpromise31
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    Zachary – welcome to the forums! I visited Seattle and Portland last week and loved all the green. Compared to the Arizona desert, the NW seems like heaven. :)

    Good luck with your Japanese studies!
    ~Cassandra

    November 1, 2011 at 3:25 pm in reply to: are we allowed to have debates? #20265

    winterpromise31
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    You can discuss anything you want in the off-topic section of the forum but it has to be civil. If it’s not, we mods will either lock the thread or delete it. :) Just keep it civil and PG13-ish rated!

    November 1, 2011 at 3:23 pm in reply to: The Study Thread #20264

    winterpromise31
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    I’m back from a 9 day vacation to the northwest US and am now buried in Anki reviews. lol. I tried to study while I was gone but my tablet doesn’t support Anki and I couldn’t force myself to suffer through AnkiWeb. Down to 800 cards due from 1200 but it’ll be awhile before I catch up. In the meantime, I’m plugging through jpod101 lessons and trying to make myself write a new lang-8 post. Maybe that’ll be my goal for tomorrow’s study session…

    November 1, 2011 at 3:20 pm in reply to: Does anyone here feel like… #20263

    winterpromise31
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    irmoony – I feel that way. When I was in Seattle last week, I visited a Japanese bookstore. I was really excited to buy manga but couldn’t find everything I was looking for. Looking at the shelves and shelves of nothing but Japanese, I felt completely lost. I’ve been studying over a year but sometimes wonder if I’m going about it all wrong and that’s why I still can’t understand much when looking at raw Japanese materials/books/articles/television. I fare much better with lesson material, but give me native material and I’m lost.

    Unfortunately, I don’t have much advice to offer other than don’t give up completely. Just wanted to let you know that there are others out there who feel the same way!

    Cassandra

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