I really want to go to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Now, the opportunity of going to those Olympic games is not the actual topic. That’s for me to figure out. However, this goal pushes along my studies. It has a date, a time, an immense amount of importance and symbolism that I can gratify myself over for a lifetime (THIS is the Olympic games that I chose to go to; I could have chosen any, but I learned Japanese and figured out my way in. Woohoo!)

For all of us, Japanese is probably the only thing of its kind. For a few polyglots, it might be no big deal. Just another language. But to me, there’s nothing else on earth. I studied Spanish in high school. I’m studying French. There’s still nothing like Japanese. It’s this massive topic to study that only relates to this faraway place. It’s difficult to make and hold onto a connection to something like this. You have to find YOUR way of integrating it into your life EVERY DAY. Be it friends, online friends, TV, video games, a hefty study schedule, a time of day or a specific place like the Japanese section of a library; your job is to bring this faraway thing closer. To find what makes you tick. Find out what turns that guilt about not studying into anger about not studying into the energy needed to study. You’re not just working for your one interest; you’re enhancing your brain. Language is very beneficial and makes powerful connections in that big head of yours, not to mention the employment opportunities.

Man you guys are so cool. I’ll definitely be joining in on that.