Hello! I am Kaoru (if your couldn't tell by the username XD) and I am from Maryland, currently living in Georgia. I have been studying Japanese since 7th grade and, though I've had a lot of time to practice, I am still in much need of help and guidance. My 9th grade Japanese class helped a lot, but it would be very helpful to have someone to converse with who can help me in holding a conversational tone and, of course, reading Kanji! I can't even describe how excited I was when a friend directed me to this site! I hope I can learn much and meet tons of people native to the language! This'll be exciting!