Monday, January 18, 2010

Heartbreak and Humiliation

I got caught up with a woman.... it was distracting and ended badly. Lets work on some Japanese!




Today I am going to work on the previously mentioned goals while watching Ouran High School Host Club. School starts tomorrow so this will be a good opportunity for me to get my head straight. Benkyo benkyo benkyo!

Sunday, January 3, 2010

It is the morning.


A little bored artwork.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Goals for the month of January

So I figure at the end of every month I should set, and reassess study goals for the month to come. This month I am starting from the beginning of my Genki Vol.1 book, and will be basing my curriculum and and goals around this book. External resources will be cited.

Vocabulary Goals
  • Memorize greeting list.
Resources:

http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/site/js/greet_01.html
Page 7 of Genki Vol.1 [nana peji]

Grammar Goals
  • Memorize Hiragana up until the ones with daicritical marks.
Resources:

http://www.realkana.com/
Appendix page 18 of Genki Vol.1 [juuhachi peji]
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/site/js/hiragana1.htm

Math Goals
  • Memorize Numbers 1-20
Resources:

Page 20 of Genki Vol.1 [nijuu peji]
http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lessonj/doc/numbers.html


If I do everything right I will be posting on a daily basis to chart my study time and efforts. Wish me luck!

Preface

I say month one because this is the first month I really dedicate myself to learning Japanese and working in Japan. The quote above the title is what inspired me to make this study regiment. The function of this blog is to keep track of, and chart my progress in attaining my goals.Benkyo Benkyo! Timoshii Ganbarimasu!