Emma,

What other countries have you visited/lived in? I love traveling and experiencing different cultures but I’ve only been out of the US once and that was to Mexico. I really need to apply for a passport!

Good luck with your marathon training! Good luck with your 10k as well! I’m doing a 5k on June 12th and am really excited about that.

I started studying in Jan/Feb 2010. I should be farther in my studies but self-study is hard because there’s not much structure. I have a bad habit of floundering when I’m not working on something specific. :) I study almost every day and pretty consistently but have to really push myself to study beyond my comfort level.

My husband actually got me started on Japanese. When we got married, he watched a lot of anime and I didn’t see what the fuss was about. I watched a few shows and enjoyed some of them. Then we started watching j-doramas and I enjoyed that more. Hubby talks about visiting Japan and possibly working there for a couple years. Well, if we’re going to Japan, I want to be able to communicate with people. So that got me started and then I fell in love with the language and culture for myself! Now I study more than my husband does. ;)

Hope you’re having an awesome day!
Cassandra