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  Today I read another Level 0 book on Tadoku , titled "Crow and Water Jug: from the stories of Aesop". The short story centered around a thirsty crow on a very hot day. He needed a drink of water! When he found a water jug, he was excited at first, but then later was dismayed to find the water level in the jug was too low for him to reach.  Then the crow had an idea: if he brought enough pebbles and dropped them into the jar, the water would rise and he would be able to reach it for a drink! The crow worked hard and brought many pebbles. After dropping a few into the jug, he tried again to drink but the water was still too low. Finally, after more hard work and many pebbles, the water level of the jug rose enough for the crow to drink. "Delicious!" he cried in relief. To me, this story was about using your wits and working hard. When I reflected upon this fable and how it might occur to my current life, I immediately though of my pursuit of learning the Japanese la...

 My First Japanese Essay March 3rd marked a new milestone in my Japanese journey: I wrote my first essay in Japanese! Now, even though: It was not incredibly long. It was not incredibly interesting. It was incredible that I could do it at all! These nine lines are awesome because of all that they mean beyond the words themselves. Being able to write a short description of my day meant I knew how to write the language, I knew enough grammar to properly construct the sentences, and I knew enough vocabulary to communicate the ideas. And most of all, that I had worked really, really hard to learn enough in those three areas to do it!  So what does the essay say? Here's the English translation: Every morning I wake up at 7:00am. Around 7:30 I get in the shower. Around 8:00 I eat breakfast. I like eggs. I go to work at 8:30. At 12 in the afternoon I eat lunch. Afterward, the dog and I go for a walk. Around 1 in the afternoon I work again. Interesting, isn't it? :) As I said, not ...

SUMIMASEN / EXCUSE ME  With all due respect:::::::----> What the hell kind of language am I learning right now?  What even is this? KORE WA NAN DESU KA I watched the first episode of "Kimi No Petto" on the DramaJapan Youtube . I've watched "Japanese Dramas" before on this channel* but this was the first I've watched with English subtitles to display the meaning. (*if that's even what they show, which I have further questions about... I'm misled but I'm ok with it)  I had so many thoughts and questions while watching the episode. So many that I was kind of glad that youtube now shows unskippable ads, because I needed a few minutes to process what in the hell I just heard.  Not saw, no: Heard. Having spent a whole (single.) entire (only 1 single one.) year in the general .... Japanese .... learning... sphere(?) , I've heard some intro stuff enough that it when it comes across again, I try to consider it more deeply. Because why do they kee...