Hello everyone, my name is John and I am an ISOM (Information Systems and Operations Management) major at George Mason University, and also work full time as an IT Specialist for Pentagon Federal Credit Union. I am looking for a native Japanese speaker to practice Japanese with. In return I will of course help the person in question practice their English as well. Basically, a mutually beneficial language exchange. I am extremely proficient in my command of the English language and have experience tutoring. I would be more than happy to offer any tips, tricks, or advice I can in exchange for more or less the same when it comes to Japanese. I am still a relatively new to Japanese, but I learn very quickly and am studying an hour each day. I have memorized all kana and my immediate goal is to have a 1,000 vocabulary, including kanji. My primary reason for learning Japanese is to help my employability with technology companies like Sony and Toshiba that are either from, or do a lot of business in, Japan. Secondarily, I am a fan of Akira Kurosawa, and would like to get to a point where I can enjoy his movies, or really any Japanese movie, without subtitles.