Sunday, January 28, 2007

Minasan,

I believe that learning a language opens the door to a country's culture without letting anything get lost in translation. I visited Tokyo and Osaka this past summer and I was very impressed. I cannot wait to go and experience Japan all over again, this time with the ability to communicate in Japanese. I thought it would be practical to learn Japanese considering its close proximity to my homeland, Seoul, Korea and my frequent visits to Japanese places in NYC. People from Korea often visit Japan for the weekend to play golf or ski. My profile picture on facebook was taken while I was on a private boat steering through the river in Osaka. I am very excited to learn Japanese and only wish I had thought of taking Japanese classes at Columbia sooner.

3 comments:

satoza said...

Where can we find your face book picture??? I would like to see you in Osaka... :)

sawaranran said...

はじめまして。にほんごTAのsawaranranです。
Which city do you like to visit when you go to Japan next time?

jiy0ung2 said...

ヤンさん、こんにちは!わたしはあなたのともだちです。ベクです。にほんごがすきですか。わたしもにほんごがすきです。いっしょににほんごをべんきょうしませんか。ヤンさんはいいがくせいです。いまあなたはひらがなをべんきょうしています。がんばってください!わたしのコメントがわかりますか。じゃ。。。

julie! hi! this is your friend、jess! do you like japanese? i do too! should we study together? you are a good student. right now you are studying hiragana. good luck! (this is basically what I wrote -__- very dry, i know haha. I don't know much either ^^ study hard!! ^^)