Andrew's Japanese Blog

Nick and I watched two videos together. The first was a travel blog in Japanese. We watched it with English subtitles because we are still very new to learning Japanese. It was fun because whenever we heard a word we knew, such as "please" or "hello," we both pointed at the TV and got excited! It was also interesting to hear full sentences in Japanese and to see some beautiful landmarks. After watching the video, we also watched a Hiragana practice video for fun. Even though we have not learned all the characters yet, it was good practice, and we had a good laugh trying to figure out some of the words during the video.

Welcome to my blog! I am studying Japanese for two reasons. First, I am traveling to Japan over Spring Break, and I want to be able to communicate with people and know how to say basic expressions. Studying Japanese makes me more excited about the trip, and I will have a better experience in Japan knowing a little bit of the language. I am also taking Japanese because I want to take something fun in my last semester of college. I strongly disliked Spanish in high school, mainly because it was so grammar-heavy and I did not see the value in learning it. I want to have a positive experience with a language class, and it is fun to start fresh with something new. I am motivated to learn because of my Spring Break trip. こんにちわ ください こんばんわ ありがとございます