Japanese Journey (Plus my paintings!)

 こんにちわ！

にほんごがすきです。I have absolutely loved learning Japanese this semester. It was especially fun to travel to Japan with Aliferisさん. It was cool that I could read bits and pieces of some of the signs, and I could speak in Japanese at stores or in restaurants. I want to go back!

I want to continue learning Japanese on my own once I graduate! Aliferisさん and I were talking about how studying for the N5 language exam could be a good goal to keep us motivated.

I will miss this class. It was my favorite language class. Japanese is tough and very different than English, but the class was a fun environment, and it helped a lot that we spoke a lot in every class.

Also, I wanted to share that I am in a painting class, and for my final project, I painted two locations I visited while I was in Japan: Hakone and Tokyo! I really enjoyed making these paintings because I got to reflect on my trip and paint my favorite landmarks I observed. I just finished the paintings today. I am excited to hang them up when I go home.

In the Hakone painting, I included Mt. Fuji, the Tori gate, a gondola, a shrine, a boat, and a Black egg statue. In the Tokyo painting, I included Tokyo Tower, Tokyo Skytree, MEGA Don Quijote, McDonald's, 7/11, Ichiran Ramen, Uniqlo, a pagoda, the bullet train, the iconic crosswalks, and cherry blossom trees!