はじめまして！わたしは Jackieです。Americaからきました。Columbiaだいがくのいちねんせいです。じゅうはっさいです。わたしのせんこうはえいごです。どうぞよろしくおねがいします。

にほんごはおもしろいです！！

Anime!

So, I've been reading other people's blogs and I feel absolutely terrible. I have no earthly clue how to make my browser register Japanese characters. Does anybody know? I could have sworn that there was an explanation on how to do it on CourseWorks, but I went to go look tonight and I couldn't find it.

Anyway--on to the real post.

I was motivated to take Japanese in large part because I have a very close friend who took it last year and loved every moment of it. Since we share a lot of interests, and I already liked the idea of taking Japanese, I couldn't see why I shouldn't do it. (Besides, he brags a lot. Somebody's got to put him in his place, right? ;-) )

I can't deny. I'm also taking Japanese because I absolutely adore anime, and I've always thought it thrilling when I'd watch an episode and recognize a word or two. I can actually say 'Please launch!' ("Haashin, dozo!") in Japanese. See what I mean? So I wondered what it would be like to learn actual phrases that would be useful in SPEAKING Japanese to other people....being that I think some people would give me odd looks if I ran up to them and shouted, "HAASHIN, DOZO!"

Anyway.

I think Jade asked what animes I'm into, so I'll give a few quick names off the top of my head...
Saiyuki, Wolf's Rain, Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny, Trigun, Inuyasha, Hellsing, Cowboy Bebop, Gravitation, anything by Miyazaki...um...amongst many, MANY others. Also, whether I liked it or not, if it'd been on television and it's Japanese, I've probably seen it. (Oh, lame, I know. ha!) But that includes stupid kids' shows like Pokemon, Digimon, Voltron (A kids' show, but a CLASSIC.), Dragon Ball Z and the like.

Personally, I think Columbia's anime club library is pretty pathetic. It was a let down.

Eh.

If anybody wants to have an anime-fest one night, I'm totally up for it. I've got a few series on DVD and a Kim's membership.

Sushi's really good too, but this post is already too long. For another time, then!

(The picture is of Athrun Zala from Gundam SEED. Yay Athrun!)

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Hajimemashite!! Watashi wa Jackie desu. Ichinensei desu. Columbia no gakusei desu.
Ju-hachi sai desu.

I am studying Japanese because I've always been intrigued by the language since the first time I heard it, and I didn't have the opportunity to take it in high school. I am also a big anime fan.

I really love learning hiragana, even though it's hard. The first time I could write 'sushi,' I almost cried for joy.

Dozo yoroshiku.
Shitsure shimasu!