Why would I want to start studying Japanese?
Well...
I've always been interested in Japan, with its unique culture, media, and language. Recently, I started the martial art of karate (or 空手度, meaning the way of the empty hand) in the organization dubbed Shotokan Karate of America. My immersion in the art furthered my already-dominant interest in Japan and so I decided to work hard to become fluent in Japanese. Previously to this year, I studied Japanese for my sophomore year in high school, which seems to be so long ago!
I don't know exactly what it is that tugs me towards Japan. The culture must be magnetized or something, because I keep getting pulled back to it! Maybe it's the intense, clear, and hardworking mindset of the people, maybe it is the mystic, ethereal qualities of the traditions and myths of its past, maybe it is the imaginative, intelligent, invigorating, and unexpected twists of its media, maybe it is the clarity and beauty of its language; in any case, Japan is the best! :)
おねがいします！ -- Bring it on!
Fiora
しゃしん(photo)と blog designは とてもきれいですね！(pretty)
ReplyDeleteHi Fiora! I wish I could learn karate, what level are you up to? I know a few people who are a black belt, and they are pretty intense!
ReplyDeleteI love the Japanese culture also! Especially the fashion =] By the way that picture is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteKarate is awesome! I used to do it a long time ago. They have martial arts clubs here too right? Have you joined them? I think they are more mixed styles though.
ReplyDeleteI think it just may be the sheer variance and color the Japanese culture offers that draws people like us towards it. がんばってください！
ReplyDeleteAhh, I've always wanted to do karate or some crazy martial arts thing! That's so awesome that you actually know how to do it. I think I was always too scared to break a bone or something to actually pursue that guilty pleasure.
ReplyDeletePS: I love Nigiri sushi the best tooooo :) Let's fine a sushi place by campus and have a sushi party. :P
I know exactly what you mean! There is definitely some sort of magnetic field around that country! One of the guys in my section is actually a black belt in Karate... maybe you could show him what for. I've always wanted to join a karate class too, and I was in one back in grade school (Tae-kwon-do actually) and I definitely regret quitting.
ReplyDeleteはじめまして、わたしはコロンビアのホミンです。ふじさんわきれいてすね。よろしくおねがいします。
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