Learning Japanese

I chose to study Japanese because I love Japanese culture and history. I also hope to someday be able to study in Japan and read Japanese literature without translation. I also love learning languages and wanted to challenge myself by learning a non-Romance language with a difficult system of writing. I'm really excited to be able to communicate proficiently in the target language, especially with my Japanese speaking friends. I'd say writing and memorizing hiragana has been the most challenging aspect of this class so far but it is definitely rewarding to be able to write and read some words!