Why I Want to Study Japanese ^.^

I want to study Japanese for several reasons. One is that I'm a huge fan of animes, J dramas, J-pop/other Japanese music, and manga. I thought that learning the language would make the experience more enjoyable. Even with the limited words I know now, it's made watching the shows and listening to the music even more exciting. I also have a few close friends who are Japanese, and I've always wanted to visit them. Learning enough of the language to travel would bring me that much closer to my dream of visiting Japan. I think the most challenging thing in the past few weeks hasn't been the language itself. I haven't taken a class like this (one that meets every day) for three years, so it's been interesting trying to adjust back to this class format. I've enjoyed the class so far and look forward to the semester!

さくぶん１

はじめまして。わたしはデボンデシモネです。にじゅういっさいです。バーナードだいがくはニユーヨークのだいがくです。わたしはにねんせいです。アメリカのコネチカットからきました。どうぞよろしく。