わたしのしゅまつはとてもかなしいです。しゅくだいをしましたそしてべんきょうしました。げいむおしませんでした。げつようびにテストがあります。。。midterms はむずはしいです。あしたえいごのくらすに essay があります。がんばります！

こんにちは、みなさん。I haven't written anything on the blog in a while, so I decided to do what I do best and talk about anime. "K" はあたらしいあにめです。きんようびにあにめクラブをみます。Here's the opening of the anime; it has some pretty cool fighting scenes, and I think the song's pretty good. It has some fanservice, so be warned.

PE 1 Reflections

The goal I set for PE1 is not something you can accomplish over the space of a few weeks, but I still feel as if I made some real progress. Many people have told me that I sound confident and natural when speaking Japanese, particularly after watching my self-introduction video, so I feel that I did accomplish something on that front. That said, I also learned something about setting realistic goals and trying to follow them; I didn't shadow as much as I said I would, and in the end I believe I really need more practice if I want to shadow more complex segments from anime (which I really really do). I feel as if I improve my shadowing technique, my Japanese will really improve, so I plan to do that for next time. I haven't given up just yet...

PE2 Goals:

• To improve my use of particles in speech by reducing pauses between them and linking them more confidently with other words in a sentence
• To begin incorporating more advanced vocabulary into my sentences and making more meaningful statements

PE2 Activities: 

• Continue to practice shadowing, and work my way up to shadowing more complex passages
• Attend JSA dinners on Friday in order to gain exposure to casual Japanese conversation. 
• Try to attend office hours to practice pronunciation and speaking