とむはちいずおたべます。

I would love to learn more about  Japanese culture--history, cuisine, customs, folklore, movies, music, etc--beyond what's been filtered into American culture. No better place to start than by learning to speak it?

I took french in high school, and contemplated spanish and japanese coming into college because I've finally accepted that I speak better franglais than I do french. I ultimately chose japanese because spanish is something I can pick up later in life if I really want to, which I still do, but I'll probably never get a better opportunity to learn japanese (correctly) than I do here at Columbia. After my brief enrollment in an Irish language class (out of pure curiosity.. gaelic .. irish.. english?) because the only section of Japanese I could take was full (panic), a spot openned up and here I am, playing around with my keyboard. えｆｈｓｊふぁ

It's a lot of work; I have a hard time naturally speaking without having to slowly piece together what japanese I know into something hopefully coherent. But, it's so fun and I'm amazed at how much I've learned in the span of eight classes.

It's a party!

Partially because we have (imaginary) soirees and shindigs.

This is why i love Japan. Blows american infomercials out of the water.

And with that, I give you my blog.

どうぞ。