Day 126

As much as I hate Japanese at times (and trust me, it can be a lot), as I was writing my final writing assignment of the year I realize just how much Japanese I actually know and can use. I'M MAKING MUTI-CLAUSE SENTENCES YOU GUYS... IN JAPANESE!

You know what, Condescending Wonka? I do mean business. You have no idea how hard this year has been, considering the fact that I've learned the equivalent of three years of high school Japanese in 30 weeks. So DON'T BE SO CONDESCENDING.

(I'm over tired. Can you tell?)

On a more serious note though, if you remember my bucket list (it was only a few days ago, if you saw it, you should remember), one of the things on it was to speak Japanese with a Japanese person in Japan. I want to actually use the language skills I've been working my ass off to gain. Am I fluent? Not even close. But I can order at restaurants and ask for directions and read/write a few dozen kanji. I'd say that's pretty good considering I came into college knowing "hello" "goodbye" and "I'm sorry/excuse me/thank you" (sumimasen).

ひるさん、ありがとう！日本語が上手で, いい友達ですね。