I, along with every other single person on earth, love the Beatles.
So the last time I was in Tokyo, a friend of mine and I went to a bar where a Beatles cover band, The Parrots, were playing. They're amazingly similar to the actual Beatles.





What's weird is they don't even speak English.

Why I Chose to Study Japanese...

When I tell people I was born in Japan, a common question that comes up is whether I can speak Japanese. Even though I was only a baby when living in Japan, I always feel weird when I say no, I do not speak Japanese. My hope is that one day I'll be able to answer differently and be able to speak the language of the country in which I was born.

And now that I'm living in Korea, Japan is less than two hours away by plane. My family and friends like to visit Japan often whether it's to go skiing in Sapporo or to eat ramen in Tokyo. Being able to speak Japanese, I think, would make the trips more interesting as I would be able to interact with the locals through their own language rather than awkward gestures and broken English.

It would also be nice to watch Japanese movies without the subtitles. I would feel quite accomplished.

So far, what's made the class a challenge besides having to memorize vocab and learn hiragana is the grammar. Knowing Korean helps because of the similar grammar rules, but all the particles give me a headache. I guess I'm going to have to get used to it though. I'm also scared to start learning kanji.

こんにちはみんなさん、

わたしのなまえは ユージンです。かんこくからきました。じゅうはっさいです。いまバーナードだいがくのがくせいてす。いちねんせいです。しゅくだいがとてもたくさんあります。わたしのせんこうはまだわかりません。

じゃ、また！