very good! are you aware that you can type in japanese characters [hirigana, katakana & kanji] on your computer without having to download some program? you just need to add it to your keyboard's languages under your computer's control panel options. if you need help doing so, just let me know and i'll walk you through it. it makes it much easier to learn japanese when you don't depend on romanji. i'm still a beginner myself- finishing up my first semester of japanese in college [but been studying off and on since i was 12], but mastering hiragana and katakana really makes a world of difference. why be able to speak it but not read it, right? also, i highly recommend the genki volume 1 text and workbook [they have a new edition- i think it's edition 2- so check about that if you purchase them]- they are great! if you're not in a class, you'll have to buy the answer key too but it's worth it. you're doing great! がんばって！ [good luck!]

がんばってくださいね！

It's perfect!