Hi, I'm Nadya. I live in the US and I'm learning Japanese for my own enjoyment and because I want to communicate better with my Japanese husband's family. I have been teaching myself Japanese without any formal language training. I have visited Japan several times and I still have much to learn! Right now I can read and write Hiragana and Katakana and I know a few Kanji. I can speak basic sentences but have trouble with verb conjugations and forming long sentences. My goal is to reach intermediate conversation level within the next 5 months.