Lothi

I started training in wado-ryu when I was around 10, and I worked my way up to a blue belt. I then moved overseas, and not being able to find a wado-ryu club led to me not training for around 5 years. I really regret that now.

I recently joined a goju-ryu club, and although it’s really different I’m enjoying it a lot. :) I passed my first grading last week, so I’m on the way!

I received a guitar for Christmas a few years ago, but I’ve never been able to make the time to sit down and really learn to play it. With the help of the trusty About.com website – http://guitar.about.com/ – I would like to master at least the basics over the summer break. We’ll see how it goes. :)

Not a particularly short-term goal, but a worthwhile one. :)

I’ve always dream of being multilingual. I started learn French when I started high school, at age 11, and I took up Spanish the next year. Unfortunately, Spanish was dropped after 2 years, but I continue to study French to this day. I’ve been taking some classes as part of my BA at uni, and although I am not fluent, I feel somewhat proficient in French.

I took up German last year, and have completed 2 intensive courses. I have a grasp of the basics, and next year I’ll be moving into the more advanced stuff. German is a challenge, particularly grammatically, but I love it.

My favourite language is Japanese, and it is a dream of mine to spend some time in Japan before I settle down. I started studying Japanese by myself while in high school, with varying amounts of success, then chose it as one of my majors at uni. I’m conversational now, and am looking forward to the challenge of the advanced courses I will be taking next year. :D

Slowly but surely seems to be the key!