Introduction

Hello! My name is Stephen. I'm a junior at Columbia University majoring in computer science. I chose to study Japanese because I really enjoy Japanese culture, such as Japanese music and anime, so I wish to learn the language. I'm very excited about being able to finally understand and speak Japanese and be able to read and write it. The things I have found most difficult after the first 2 weeks of class are remembering all the hiragana (I am already dreading learning katakana and kanji :P) and being able to remember numbers immediately such that I can recite them naturally instead of needing to count to remember. I am greatly enjoying this class and looking forward to the rest of the semester.

Stephen