新しい日本語のゴールのはつげん

I think in this final semester my main goal is simply to polish my skills as much as I can before the summer so that I feel comfortable speaking. Now that I know I'm going to Kyoto i'm very excited about getting better. With my schedule being as heavily science and math oriented as it is Iif i'm being honest I must say 'm a little disapointed I can't devote myself more fully to Japanese because of my workload in other classes. If it were up to me I'd spend way more time practicing now that I know I'll be in Japan for a about a month and a few weeks. But I intend to do the best I can.

As for speaking...
I find even if I know the vocabulary and grammar structures flawlessly(after lots of studying), I get  very nervous when I have to speak formally like in our exams. Casual speech among my peers is a lot easier for me but in general I think its important I become more comfortable with my speech.
As for how to do this,
Iv'e been saying I will attend more office hours all year and unfortunately I think my track record still is not good. Simply put I know that with my job at the chemistry lab and my class schedule it is extremely  hard for me to add on extra obligations even when they are actually important to me like with Japanese.  I suppose maybe if I set them up ahead of time, instead of waiting for myself to have "free time" I'll be able to do more.
The tone of this post is a little gloomy but really I'm actually very happy with where JPN 101 and 102 has gotten me. Without it I wouldn't be taking my first trip to Kyoto! I love learning Japanese and I hope to make the most out of this remaining semester.

Video Blog :私の家族です！

新しい日本語のゴール

I'm going to keep this short and sweet! 
This semester I want to get better about speaking aloud more comfortably. Even while I was learning Spanish for years back in Highschool I always had problems with being nervous about practicing my speech in front of others. Despite that I know it's an extremely valuable skill so I intend to try as hard as I can to get better. I also hope to attend more language table dinners as well, I think that would be a huge help.  (^.^)

私の中休み!

私の中休みはこのキャンパスにいます。そしてこの中休みは とても おもしろくないでした！

中休みにたくさんゆっくりをしましたが、大きいじぎょうがありますよ。---->
これは 私の母のクリスマスプレゼントです。もくたん(Charcoal)のえです (私の一番好きいなしゅみはえをかきますよ。 。)
 (クリスマス がありませんですが this sort of thing takes me a very long time! So i'm still working on it/it's not done yet.)

Here's a closeup.... (^.^)

 私の母ははなとガーデニングが大好きなのでたくさんリリーやきんぎょそうやアイリスをかきました。 When i'm finished with the lines i'm going to paint it using watercolors as well. :)

   毎日このえをかきます。 むずかしいですがとてもたのしいです。
びじゅつが大好きです！ みなさん,一番好きいなしゅみ は何ですか？ えをかくのが好きいですか？

私のりょう！

ホストファミリー の てがみ

私のしゅみ (^-^) !

                       私のしゅみ  (^-^) !

I have a few pastimes I enjoy......

でも わたしの一番すきなしゅみはえをかく!

I picked it up as a hobby late in middle school and really came to like it over the years. Its one of those hobbies that's relaxing but challenging at the same time since you're always trying to get better. This is a really short post, sorry! (とても いそがしい です （-。-）) I'll say more about it later but I thought I'd post a sketch or to here to see really quick.

                                  

All of them are quick sketches and none of these are finished by the way, i'm still working on all of them. 

  くろいすみとチャコールが大すきです。

(I started this one last night, probably should've been studying -.-')

                                    It's Blaire Arch :) I drew this when I got accepted (still not done though)






アマチュアですでも , when professionals use charcoal and ink...とてもきれです!


Also here's some music.  It's one I usually listen to when drawing by Utada Hikaru. Sanctuary
(The Japanese Version is called Passion)