Kana
Japanese
Feb 2, 2016
It was really nice talking with you. I was impressed that you have a very specific goal and have been working for it on your own. I look forward to assisting your progress in future.
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Hello,My name is Kiki, Nice to meet you all.
I am hoping to learn the Japanese language to apply to a Japanese college and to make new friends, I will try my best to teach English (Though please keep in mind I am, by no means, a professional.) Thank you.
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Tomaliko
Japanese
Aug 18, 2015
I love how Kiana is learning during our session !!! She is a fast learner )))
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- Brilliance! Amazing! I had my first lesson with the dazzling miss Tomaliko sensei and I could not be happier. In such a short time, I actually learned how to speak about my family, work, and hobbies. Seriously guys, she's awesome, She has quite the friendly demeanor which creates the perfect learning atmosphere. Thank you Tomaliko sensei and yes you will definitely hear from me soon.August 18, 201510
If I may offer a solution, I believe the reason for your distress is how you are learning about the responcibilities you must now take on. You had no realization of the promblems because the senario never called for that in the first place. A.K.A. The "what does not concern you rule." My advice is to, if you can, take life or certain tasks one step at a time. I apologize if this comment was offencive, just trying to help.
0 votedAugust 16, 20150- Corrections Today, I shall avoid writing in Japanese, Since I am not comfortable with my level of writing/speaking the language yet. However, I will record my thoughts. Though I am still quite new to the web site and still have many things to learn, I did my first notebook correction and asked my first question. Though it was small I still feel a bit of pride in my self for being brave enough to go through with asking and correcting. 8/15/15August 16, 201530
The magic of first 20 hours of learning new things
Today, I would like to share one great TED talk I came across on YouTube recently.
The talk is about learning new things. Everyone's wish is to learn new things, whether it's a new language, how to cook, draw, swim, etc. we wish to learn new things. However, it's so hard to start and keep at it. I'm sure you have at least one memory dropping learning new things. If so, I would strongly recommend you watch this video.
It explains how important it is to be persistent just for 20 hours. And you will get to the fairly reasonable level doing new things. Of course, if you want to perfect it and be really good at it, it takes long time. But to get to a reasonable level, it may not take very long. 20 hours is just as less as 45 minutes a day for a month. If you think about it 1 day is 24 hours, 20 hours is nothing!
After watching this video, I decided to learn modern calligraphy. I was on a phase of thinking to learn calligraphy for a very long time. - Like more than a year or two. I bought some paper, nibs and pen holder, and started practicing. It's been almost two weeks since I have started, and I can already see the improvement in my calligraphy!
I hope this will help you if you are thinking to learn something new.
Also, I'm learning English. So if you are learning English too, let's chat on Skype. Or if you are learning Japanese, probably we can talk 15 min in English and 15 min in Japanese. I am a native Japanese speaker and I will be able to help you with your Japanese.
Any comments are welcome, and I appreciate your corrections!
>>> The first 20 hours -- how to learn anything | Josh Kaufman | TEDxCSU
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MgBikgcWnY0 votedAugust 16, 20152
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