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Hi, I'm Willothwisp. I am a student of Japanese at Central Washington University. My roommate here is also from Japan. It's great to get to meet everyone here since we all have such a strong interest in Japan! biggrin

Konichiwa!
Watashiwa Soladancer Desu.Doozo Youroshiku
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I am Solardancer.Nice to meet you.
I am in my first year of both Japanese and Highschool,and Cant wait to go on the 2007 summer trip to Japan with Kanji-sensi(maybe,hopefully...)
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I hope I can be everyones friend,RL and IN!*bows*

Yo. I'm Kyoki-Kun. I know a little Japanese. (mostly just curses and insults. sweatdrop ) Their is no Japanese classes in my school sadly. crying But, I still wanna learn! >_< By the way, this guild okie? It seems a little...... Dead? neutral

i think everyone was busy trick to treating, hopefully there will be more activity . . at least until christmas events roll around

I'll be glad to answer any questions anyone has!! I love talking about Japan!
I live in Tokushima, which is on Shikoku island. It's actually a relativly small city. I much prefer Osaka! But it's nice here and the people are fantastic!

Yes, now anyway. =D Hello!!!!

I am Maliciously Magical and I've had a huge obsession with Japanese since I was about 12 =o Japanese is my favorite culture and I love it dearly. I want to learn the language and be able to speak it with ease. I wish to one day visit Japan and perhaps even live there one day. I want to teach English in Japan. Japan is my dream and my ultimate passion...

This would all be wonderful if I could push myself to learn the language more seriously instead of pulling off with a few catch phrases and dictionary terms. My passion for Japanese is so strong and yet my initiative to learn it is quite lazy... I joined this Guild [veeeeeery long ago] in hopes to learn it with other people instead of by myself and to actually... LEARN it. But I seldom visit this beautifully sorted Guild. And therefore am doing myself no good. D: I'm determined to learn it one day though. Somehow or another.

Hello! I am a sohpmore in highschool, and am currently completing Japanese Intermidiate 3. I took an intro course my 8th grade year, and started with Japanese Novice 1 last year. Since my school offers 5 full years, and the 5th year is considered AP, I decided to skip a year and complete Japanese Novice 2 over the summer. I had 9 weeks to learn an entire textbook, and somehow I managed to do so with very little outside help. Needless to say, I'm thankful to be going at a slower pace, and to have my sensei back to help me.

I am looking into doing a homestay in Japan either this year or next. I'm leaning towards next since most people that enter the program are older juniors, and 'm at the younger side of the sophmores.

I am also working towards attending Japanese Bowl this year, since I could not attend last year at a first year student. However, many of the kids at my level made it all the way to nationals, ranking 3rd in the country overall. I may not make it that far, but I'll sure try!

I don't know what really got me into Japanese. I blame my current obsession with the laguage on 2 major influences. I live in a suburban neighborhood in Ohio, so when we had a Japanese girl in 1dt grade join our class, I was instantly amazed at what a different culture she brought with her. We drifted apart over the years, but in 5th grade, there was a 7th grader on my bus whom I sat with that was obsessed with Fuushigi Yuugi. She introduced me to anime, manga, and of course, the Japanese language. She taught me basic pronounciations and even a few hiragana, and I vowed that as soon as I was old enough, I'd take Japanese.

So here I am! I hope to improve my skills, and talk with other members of gaia who have similar interests, and could possibly improve my writing scores. Kanji hate me.