Study Japanese every day

I actually have been doing this. We still don’t have all our Japanese textbooks of course but we do have 2 of Todd’s. Every night, I go over that chapter, that last chapter I was studying with Uno-sensei this summer when we had our last class. And then, when we get all our books, I won’t be too far behind.
I hate to feel it slipping away…

Is that correct? Hee hee! I need to be able to communicate with my in-laws and not be dependent on my husband when we go to Japan again.
みんながんばれ！

are somewhere on a boat. Todd’s are sitting here on the table next to me. I think I’ll pick them up and look over some things…

I finished the first set of Japanese language books. With our teacher in America, we “finished” them, too, but she skipped around a lot and only pulled out key points to focus on. With my teacher here, I completed almost every detail of every chapter…you know, plus I was trying to speak it to my neighbors etc. So studying here has been a lot different than in America.

Uno sensei brought me the next set of books. Of course, there’s no way we’ll finish these before I leave (we may not even start them) but this way, Honda pays for them! and I do have them so I can study on my own.
Maybe.

I’ve been studying every day for about 2 weeks now…I’m not really seeing a lot of results but a little here and there…and that’s better than none, lol.

I love Japanese…that makes it easier to study everyday.

in foreign language with a specialization in japanese. I take my first beginners class this fall.

I also purchased My Japanese Coach and it is VERY VERY helpful!!!!! I study with it everyday!!!

Wakarimasen. Watashiwa lazidesu.

I have been studying Japanese for about three years now, I guess. I started out by myself and then Honda assigned us Jun-sensei and we studied with her for 14 months, skimming through Japanese for Busy People and most of Minna no Nihongo. Then I actually came to Japan and started at the beginning of Minna no Nihongo again which was ok because it was like a needed review and so much of it was very easy.

But yesterday, I actually started learning Japanese. I mean, I knew verbs and other vocabulary. I knew what I’d been hearing for over a year now and could figure most of it out…but chapter 20 in the book is where we actually start to learn how real Japanese talk, using plain style speech instead of a formal style.
I feel like I’m starting over!

The results of the tests are in and I passed! Wow. The guys Todd works with all got their results this weekend with some passes and some fails (G. took a higher level) and so I checked the mailbox but then forgot all about it when there was nothing there…
Then I noticed that Nadine called three times in a row this afternoon so I called her back and she was all excited because she’d passed. So I checked the mailbox again and there they were…I was almost too scared to open it…but I passed! I got a 79% and 60% is passing.
Woohoo!
This makes me especially happy because I had thought that if I failed, I could take it again next year but now I won’t be here next year at test time… I could take it in Ohio but…ha! I probably won’t! Plus, I won’t have to make the decision to take the next level either!
Yay!

_{Unfortunately, Todd did not pass…but barely. He is still happy with the results because he did better on the test than he did on any practice tests…}

I studied today. I looked over a construction I had completely forgotten – ほしい. I even used it in a message to my coworker. やった！