日本語を勉強する Honestly I only know about 60 words in Japanese, so of course I can't write this entry in anything but English. But, I suppose, that's a good amount to have memorized for someone that has never had a single lesson. The only full sentence with more than 3 words that I can say is: 私は日本語が少しわかります。 (Ironic, no?) I'd like to think I'm good at pronouncing the words, and I love the way it feels to speak it. It should be fun once I start taking lessons. I hear the most difficult part of learning Japanese is the kanji, but I actually took Mandarin Chinese in high school, and I was top of my class for writing characters all four years in a row. I have a great visual memory, and muscle memory in my hands (especially since I'm an artist). And, from what I've seen, a lot kanji and traditional hàn zi are the same. I think the only trouble I'll really have with that is not trying to say it in Chinese, hehe. I am so, so, so excited.