I've been working as paralegal for years and now I'm trying to take the bar exam to be trademark attorney. Due to preparation for the exam, I currently don't have much time to study English, but still I'm eager to keep learning. I had lived in U.S.A. for two years when I was a college student, but my English went rusty unfortunately, especially speaking, since I didn't have much opportunities to talk. Now I'm trying to brush up my English for work and for communication with my friends oversea. Besides, I like using English because its composition, the way of thinking, etc. are very different from that of Japanese, my native tongue, and it always gives me distinct freshness and new points of view. Not only English, it's interesting for me to learn various languages, cultures, and histories in the world. :) I'm trying to learn Korean as my third language because my boyfriend is Korean (but it's still very beginning...). I'd also like to begin to learn French and Italian someday for traveling. It'd give some difference on journey when I study and use a local language, I think. I've worked as proof reader in the publishing department of a major prep school for 2 yrs and also as teaching assistant at my university for 5 yrs, and currently I’m working as paralegal and in-house translator at a patent firm. Making corrections is what I’ve been doing through my jobs, and I’ll be grateful to be of some help for your Japanese learning! I'm looking for someone who wants to do a language exchange with me on a weekend basis, maybe for 30 min to 1 hour. It might be a sort of short time, but I'd say it's quality, not quantity:) I'm eager to learn English and very happy to teach you Japanese.