Learn Japanese Today

So, I’ve realized that I’ve never really put up anything about myself. I know you’re all just here for the knowledge infusion, but that’ll have to wait ’til tomorrow. It’s time for a proper introduction.

The thing that made me think about this was that I was linked by Tom @ Hello Mother, Hello Father with this thing called Meme which is essentially a blog post that gets passed around the internet to help build traffic for related sites. I mean, it seems kind of like a chain letter, but who am I to complain about free traffic. The way I see it, this is a harmless way to have readers find more sites they might be interested in, and have them learn something about the bloggers they read from in the process. Anyways, here are the rules:

1. List the rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.

Well first of all, this is me:

1. My name is Todd.
2. This summer, I’m working at a Chicago-area newspaper doing reporting, writing, and copy-editing.
3. I’m a college student majoring in English and Japanese.
4. At school, I work subtitling documentaries. My most recent one is about resident Koreans living in Japan, it’s called “Zainichi.”
5. I’ve spent months living in Japan, mostly in Nagano, but I’ve had extensive stays in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Nagoya as well.
6. Outside of Japanese, my main interests are writing and Ultimate Frisbee.
7. My secret talents include swing dancing and playing the sousaphone.

Alright, there’s the facts. Now, I just want to make this abundantly clear to everyone, I’m not a Japanese expert, teacher, or linguist. I’m a student, just like you, and I struggle, just like you. The reviews and articles are written from a student, well experienced student, viewpoint, which I feel is something that education, specifically language education, has lost sight of. What matter most is not how people teach, but how people learn. And that’s what this is all about. LJT is all about sharing my experiences with you as a student, so you can know what’s helpful and what’s a waste of time. That’s where the best education happens. Students talking to each other. To quote Pink Floyd, “Hey, Teacher, leave them kids alone.”

And now for the links:

Sanjo-chan @ cen.taku.me
Kirin @ JCDRKawaii
McAlpine @ The Soul of Japan
Jamaipanese @ Jamaipanese.com
Khatzumoto @ All Japanese All the Time
Saleem @ 100 Japanese Things
Alex @ Victory Manual

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