JAPANESE MUSIC! にほんごのおんがく

みんあさん、こんいちわ。
きょうはあめのひです。I like (to play in 0:]) the rain a lot so I don't like to use an umbrella (かさ) but I think I will have to use one soon... I forgot to close the windows today, so I ended up getting water in my room :/ 
Class was canceled today because Nazikian-Sensei (なじきあんせんせい) is sick :[ I hope she gets better soon, so we can learn more Japanese!
Remember on げつようび when I said that my favorite day of week was かようび and everyone was confused? It's because I only have one one class on Tuesday and that's Japanese! :D (and yes, I did not have any classes today! XP)

Here are some of my favorite Japanese songs~~ :]

Big Bang - Tell Me Goodbye


Big Bang - Let Me Hear Your Voice


Although it's in Japanese, Big Bang is actually a Korean boy group...
Big Bang はかわいいですね〜〜 :3

ヒルクライム -  春夏秋冬
I think this is the first non-anime Japanese song that I've listened to.
I really like this song. Hope you like it too~~ :D


Please let me know what you think of the songs! :] (and which one you like the most, if any)
Thank you for listening! ありがとうございます！
じゃまたあした！


P.S. is anyone ready for the exam on Monday? I'm starting to relearn/memorize hiragana again!

Why Japanese?

Hi! My name is Elaine and I am a student at Barnard College of Columbia University. I am currently taking a First-Year Japanese course here. Since I was little, I loved Japanese culture. I grew up watching Sailor Moon and Dragon Ball Z with my siblings. I enjoyed spending hours reading manga. Lately,  I started listening to Japanese music. I always wanted to learn Japanese so that I can experience the culture firsthand. I want to be able to read Japanese manga, to watch anime without subtitles and to understand lyrics to Japanese songs. I am planning on studying abroad in Japan during Spring semester of my junior year. I am excited to learn more vocabulary and to be able to converse in Japanese with other people. I hope that my year abroad will be full of adventure and excitement~! :] I can't wait to visit~~

During the first two weeks of class, I found memorizing and writing Hiragana to be the most difficult task. I think that my Japanese writing is heavily influenced by the Chinese background. I hope that throughout the semester, I can improve the handwriting and be somewhat fluent in Japanese.

自己紹介

はじめまして。
わたしはイレーンとです。Barnardだいがくのいちねんのがくせいです。ちゅうごくじんです。カリフォリニア(California)のオアカランド (Oakland)からきました。
よろしくおねがいします。