I have decidedly, and solidly, mixed feelings about Japanese class. On the one hand, I have found it of some value. I was finally able to get my hiragana and katakana very solid, which is something I was missing, I learned things like telling time, and I took away things
Japanese class is proceeding apace. It is going at a rather breakneck speed. To be quite honest, if it hadn’t been for the fact that I’d studied ahead for a year, I’d be sunk. Many students seem to be. It’s been, what, four weeks now? And we’ve already covered all
Today was the first day of Japanese class at Austin Community College. For many reasons, I will avoid any mention of the other people in the class, other than to say there were other people in the class of varying ages, backgrounds and knowledge of Japanese. As expected. As for
I have become very discouraged with Japanese lately. It’s not because it’s hard, honestly. It is hard, but it’s manageable. There’s a lot to learn and a lot to memorize, but it’s not beyond my abilities. It’s really not because it’s time consuming either. It kind of is, but I