Wednesday, September 30, 2009

ANIMEEEE

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こんにちは!

I think I should take this time to share a little known fact about myself:

I really, really love anime. Although I never seem to be able to find the time to watch it anymore, I still really do enjoy it.

Here are some of my favorites:

Gundam Wing



Akira (a classic)



Cowboy Bebop


I hope you all enjoy as much as I do!

-John

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Why Japanese?

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Konnichiwa minasan!

This is the beginning of my third week at Columbia University and, in turn, my third week of learning Japanese. So far this has been a challenging, but very fun experience. Not only have I never studied the language before, but I took four years of Latin in high school, so Japanese is completely foreign to me(pun intended). Although it may appear as if I am only taking First Year Japanese to fulfill a requirement, that is not the case. I have always wanted to learn the language. When I was in 11, I even bought myself a Japanese for Dummies book, but I was never able to commit myself to it. I'm very interested in Japanese culture and I am an even bigger fan of Japanese food. I hope that by the end of the semester, I will be able to hold a good conversation with my sensei, classmates and my waiters. :-)

-John

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Konichiwa Minasan!!

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こんばんは!

はじめまして。わたしはジョンです。ニューヨークからきました。じゅはっさいです。コロンビアだいがくのいちねんせいです。
わたしのしゅみはおんがくをききます。わたしのしゅみもスポーツをみます。いちばんすきなにほんのたべものはとんかつとおにぎりです。

どぞよろしく!

ージョン